Sentence examples for firmly played from inspiring English sources

Sturgeon confirmed that included the possibility of legal action against the site's owner if evidence of negligence emerged, but she firmly played that down, saying it was for the HSE to decide.

The terrorism hypothesis recycles on slow news days, with the police firmly playing it down, noting that there has been no hard evidence to support it or open political messages typical of terrorists.

He seems to have believed, humbly but firmly, that God played a role in entrusting the United States of America with "the sacred fire of liberty" and "the destiny of the republican model of government".

And when Mr. Schiff does play firmly, he avoids hardness, offering instead a winning bounce.

"Looking ahead manufacturing looks set to play firmly second fiddle to services in driving growth in 2016.

After some days without a public appearance there he was, black sunglasses firmly in place, playing chess with the head of the International Chess Federation in Tripoli.

Tennessee Williams locates the action of his 1944, autobiography-inspired "memory play" firmly in Saint Louis on the eve of the second world war.

It's got all the right ingredients - stars, true-to-life melodrama, belting songs - but plays firmly by the rules of the genre.

With another year of eligibility, Caringi is excited about the continuing growth of Saunders — a player he firmly believes can play professionally.

This is one place where Obama has drawn a line in the sand; editorial opinion is firmly against Republicans playing cute with the debt ceiling; and business elites who supported Republicans in the 2011 election are now warning Republicans not to mess with securities markets.

Until that last encore Sting played electric bass, firmly and efficiently anchoring each song.