Sentence examples for minimizing its seriousness from inspiring English sources

There can be no justifying what North Korea has done, and no minimizing its seriousness.

At the time, the British government released only sketchy details of the accident and in general tried to minimize its seriousness.

At the May 2011 Board meeting, Spanier and Baldwin briefed the Board about the investigation, but minimized its seriousness by not fully describing the nature of the allegations or raising the issue of possible negative impact to the University".

Meanwhile, the military seemed intent on minimizing its response.

I would not understate its seriousness".

Doing so minimizes its greatest weakness: offensive explosiveness.

"What were the colors that would minimize its impact?

But that is not to minimize its importance.

The company also aims to minimize its use of plastic.

Aim to minimize its impact and duration.

Denial refers to the belief that one has no disease, while minimization refers to minimizing the seriousness of the disease.