Sentence examples for or minimized from inspiring English sources

Republicans said that such fraud, though widespread, had often been overlooked or minimized.

Those willing to look past the scandal have either forgiven or minimized the importance of it.

For many, the flag has come to represent their history and their ancestors, sentiments that should not be underestimated or minimized.

Spend enough time talking with players around the league, and you'll hear too many stories of injuries that were suppressed or minimized.

The problematic stories already surfacing about his administration are ignored or minimized, because they are not about ethical failings, only those of public policy.

"These differences create safety concerns that can be avoided or minimized by not allowing snowboarders," Forest Service lawyers wrote in the new filing.

Moreover, it said, in follow-up surveys, inspectors often overlooked or minimized problems, so the official reports suggested more improvement than actually occurred.

Until we know the blackout's cause, it's impossible to know whether a council with real authority could have prevented or minimized the blackout.

Duch could offer damaging testimony against other potential defendants, who have denied or minimized their roles in the Khmer Rouge rule.

The first is a single numerical quantity, or objective function, that is to be maximized or minimized.

The third and perhaps best-known Taoist concept is that of effortless (or minimized-effort) flow.