"We don't downplay problems," she said, "we address them quite seriously".
"We don't downplay it, but it's not the primary selling point".
"It's not only about reducing the flow of migrants," said Tusk. "Please don't downplay the role of security.
Don't downplay it".Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Inquirer has run a review (h/t Arts & Letters Daily) of an intriguing-looking book on perceptions of political victory and defeat.
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"Be honest during the estimate -- don't downplay what you have," said James Benatti, the owner of Steinway Moving and Storage in Long Island City, Queens, who mentioned storage areas in the basement and under the bed as spots that customers sometimes forget to consider.
(There are, of course, many more Asian-Anglophone writers who don't downplay affect in their fiction, from Gish Jen to Alexander Chee to Jenny Zhang and so on — it's a long list, and Lee himself has written more lyrical narrators, such as Henry Park in "Native Speaker").
Don't be self-centered and don't downplay your own individual accomplishments.
The O'Keeffes don't downplay these harsh realities.
So celebrate your achievements, don't downplay them.
Have some empathy for those who are doing their best to overcome, and don't downplay it.
