Sentence examples for could not minimise from inspiring English sources

Third, Korean researchers tend to have positive results, 35 but we could not minimise the results because of the lack of methodology.

The limitation in my thinking then – still by and large shared by the Chinese liberal intelligentsia today – was the idea that somehow if we were even more moderate and careful to not harm leaders' sensitivities and egos we could not only minimise the inevitable crackdown, but somehow China would be better off.

It is important that you give the tour operator an opportunity to put matters right otherwise you could have your compensation reduced on the basis that you did not minimise your losses.

Let's not minimise what's gone on and what's at stake here.

In contrast to an outcome ethics (such as utilitarianism), what is foundational for contractualism is not minimising what is undesirable, but considering what principles no-one could reasonably reject.

"We are not minimising the restrictive effect of depression.

Mansuri: "It is vital that the preparation process for prospective adopters is not minimised.

In candid moments, when she was not minimising accusations of spiralling budgets, she would admit this.

"I'm not minimising the problems.

In his ruling, the judge said that Mr Kearns was an unsatisfactory witness, inclined to contest what, on the evidence, could not seriously be contested and to minimise the extent of his alcohol consumption and its consequences.

Where the time of origin for a lineage could not be determined in this way we minimise phylogenetic assumptions by placing in the node in centre of the branch.