Example sentences of "try to play down the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those closest to Camilla yesterday tried to play down the scandal . |
| 2 | We tried to play down the tackiness , but it did n't work . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Delaney tried to play down the fear in his voice — fear for her . |
| 5 | The Foreign Office is trying to play down the row but officials concede it could be some time before both sides talk again . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The Benefits Agency is trying to play down the NAO findings , putting them down to administrative delays rather than errors . |
| 8 | Think of the devil , she told herself lightly , trying to play down the effect his nearness had on her . |
| 9 | The answer lay not in trying to play down the search for glory in war , but in channelling these energies towards the service of the king who represented the public good and honour of a nation or people . |