Sentence examples for play down the message from inspiring English sources

Ministers have sought to play down the message these policies will send across the globe but there is compelling evidence to the contrary.

Romney has tried to play down the message that his wealth makes him out of touch with ordinary Americans, while also criticizing Democrats for demagoguing his success.

The Labour leadership seems keen to play down the "vote tactically" message being spread by Peter Hain and Ed Balls, although any disagreement between cabinet ministers that might exist seems to have more to do with presentation than strategy.

Mr. Zuckerberg sought to play down the threat that Facebook Messages would pose to existing e-mail services.

Members of the union played down the significance of Hasselbeck's Twitter message — "If you know Matt personally, you know he's being sarcastic, but you can read words on Twitter, you can't read intent," said Kevin Mawae, the president of the union — but Cromartie and Hasselbeck are surely not alone in their viewpoints.

For weeks, Romney has played down the scale of Salt Lake City's opening ceremony in comparison to Sydney's, while touching on a message of substance over style.

City Hall played down the results.

Williams played down the sequence.

He played down the I.M.F.

The White House played down the differences.

Mr Santos has played down the incident.