"Proponents of the tax minimize the scope of its impact," Mr. Courtney said.
So far, the government is following a pattern set since the nuclear accident, dismissing dangers, often prematurely, and laboring to minimize the scope of the catastrophe.
The problems have been centered on "a handful of handwritten letters in the mail," said H. Robert Wientzen, president and chief executive at the association, as he sought to minimize the scope of the anthrax incidents, which have killed three people.
Since July 16, when an explosion and fire ruptured a pipe linking a berthed oil tanker to an onshore storage facility at the PetroChina port, officials here have strained to minimize the scope of the damage.
In his opinion for the unanimous court, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. seems to minimize the scope of the ruling by avoiding "a rigid formula for deciding when an employee qualifies as a minister" and by not saying how the exception would apply in other circumstances.
RockYou minimized the scope of this breach by maintaining that it only affected their "legacy platform" for widgets rather than its larger "partner applications platforms" that use "industry standard security protocols".
I could give a specific example, or tell you a certain story, but that would minimize the scope of this problem.
According to the report, Abadi was trying to minimize the scope of cooperation in this agreement and reduce it to the exchange of intelligence.
Many police officers, on the other hand, claim that while they might not be able to stop a determined shooter's first bullet, they can minimize the scope of a tragedy.
