Sentence examples for down this possibility from inspiring English sources

Some in the nuclear industry have been saying for weeks that the accident released large amounts of radiation, but Japanese officials had played down this possibility.

Mr. Di Pego takes pains to close down this possibility by making his George Malley not just brilliant but good as gold, a man who fixes radios free of charge and even tries to improve government security by finding loopholes in its computer coding.

-- Emmanuel Macron's response — there should be no confusion about this either: The French president shot down that possibility.

A revised account played down the possibility of an altercation.

Mr. Thune today played down the possibility of a recount.

Mr Maillaud played down the possibility that the killings were the work of a lone gunman.

But Viacom executives (and other analysts) have played down that possibility.

But Julian Fellowes, the creator of "Downton Abbey," shot down that possibility.

Or did he want to shut down the possibility of dialogue altogether?

Whitehall has long sought to play down the possibility of an independent Scotland funded by oil.

But Ms. Bertoli Barsotti played down the possibility that the two buildings were in real danger.