Example sentences of "play down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By politicizing his text in this way Sukenick runs the risk of linking authorial production with political manipulation , but he regularly plays down the privilege of composition by including himself as a minor character within his narratives . |
| 2 | The absence of the category of consciousness inevitably plays down the role of individual subjects and thus of individual agency and resistance as a result of specific acts of will . |
| 3 | Parents and teachers claim Rainbow deliberately plays down the risk of contracting Aids from homosexual relationships by suggesting there is nothing frightening about the gay lifestyle . |
| 4 | In an apparent effort to soothe North Korean fears , the official Soviet news agency Tass played down the significance of the meeting , suggesting that diplomatic relations would develop within the context of a general improvement in relations throughout the region . |
| 5 | Although acknowledging the deterioration of the trade balance in industrial goods , which indicated problems in competitiveness , the report played down the significance of the foreign trade deficit . |
| 6 | Management at Monkton-hall last night played down the significance of Caledonian Mining 's decision , saying they were greatly encouraged by the talks they are having this week with at least three other potential partners . |
| 7 | Pearce played down the incident , which came just after Gary Mabbutt 's winner in Spurs ' 2-1 triumph , saying : ‘ It was nothing . ’ |
| 8 | Fifa , soccer 's world governing body , played down the pairing . |
| 9 | The Foreign Office , aware of a new £40 billion arms sale to the Saudis , last night played down the case . |
| 10 | The Foreign Office , aware of a new £40 billion arms sale to the Saudis , last night played down the case . |
| 11 | An APAP spokesman , Mr Brian Bruno , played down the revolt , saying as many staff were applying to join as were resigning . |
| 12 | A spokesman at Number 10 played down the snub . |
| 13 | Thus , one of the major criticisms formulated by the social movements of the 1960s , and by radical groups within socialist and labour parties , was directed against ‘ consensus politics ’ which placed a high value upon the existing parliamentary institutions and played down the commitment to radical changes in the social system . |
| 14 | Early reports played down the seriousness of the incident , in which no-one was injured . |
| 15 | Buckingham Palace officials at the time played down the seriousness of the problem and insisted he would join today 's traditional procession of Garter Knights to St George 's Chapel , Windsor , with the Queen , Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Mother . |
| 16 | They also played down the role of Sir Alan Walters , the Prime Minister 's personal economic adviser , in the critical decisions to intervene heavily in the past two weeks and raise interest rates to protect the pound last Thursday . |
| 17 | He also put more emphasis on public worship , prayers , and the sacraments than most of his contemporaries , and played down the role of preaching as a means of edification ; for these reasons , Hooker has been seen by some ecclesiastical historians such as Peter Lake as ‘ close to the ideological origins of Arminianism ’ . |
| 18 | The government played down the importance of the conviction . |
| 19 | Bonn officials last night played down the extent of the last-minute rethink of their tactics at Strasbourg and one said that it had all been a ‘ silly misunderstanding ’ . |
| 20 | Marlow is understandably keen to play down the word fungus , preferring to describe it as myco-protein and stress its undeniable virtues such as its high fibre and protein content , coupled with low fat and non-existent cholesterol . |
| 21 | The government 's desire to play down the incident was set against a background of high political tension fuelled over recent months by widespread protests against austerity and official corruption and the persistent rumours that a repeat of the February military coup attempt was imminent [ see pp. 38759-60 ; 39048 ] . |
| 22 | So this statement could be him trying to play down the incident … remember there were a few incidents where cuntona was reported to have stormed off to france . |
| 23 | Both Argyle and Watkins in using the game model have to play down the competitiveness of games , for neither the social interactions of real life nor of drama are necessarily competitive . |
| 24 | British officials sought to play down the significance of yesterday 's move . |
| 25 | A Downing Street spokeswoman yesterday sought to play down the significance of the meeting , saying : ‘ The Prime Minister sees all sorts of people from time to time to talk about issues that interest her . ’ |
| 26 | It has been a tactic of both supporters and opponents of economic and monetary union to play down the significance of these proposals , the first saying that monetary union will not significantly compromise sovereignty , the others sometimes dismissing talk of European union as nothing more than Euro-waffle . |
| 27 | At the present time the English tend to play down the significance of affinal relationships but , even so , the statement " she has made a good marriage " is more likely to refer to the social and financial standing of the husband 's immediate kin than to the personal qualities of the husband himself . |
| 28 | At the CPSU congress currently in session Gorbachev tried to play down the significance of the strikes , claiming that the " general strike " urged by independent miner 's leaders had not materialized . |
| 29 | State Department officials sought to play down the significance of the visit and insisted that the USA recognized only one state in Cyprus . |
| 30 | Reports in early March had indicated that the IAEA had sought to play down the significance of a recent report submitted to the UN in which it was claimed that Iraq was offering " better co-operation " to IAEA inspectors . |