Sentence examples for playing the issue from inspiring English sources

Given the unlikelihood of passing an immigration law this year, some accused Schumer of playing the issue for politics.

Newspapers have been ordered to play the issue down.

Recognising that only 25percentnt were in favour of independence they rightly played the issue down, promising a referendum 'within four years'.

Mr. Englebright said the town had long played the issue like a political football and that the letter appeared "to be insincere".

One of Mr. Romney's supporters, Mickey Edwards, a former Republican Congressman from Oklahoma who is now a lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, played the issue down.

We find that the manner in which groups organize, the economic role they play, the issues they are concerned with, and the degree to which they collaborate are quite variable.

The rain won't stop us playing, the only issue is fog on Saturday morning.

But even Ms. Fiorina has been playing down the issue.

And even Mr. McCall is playing down the issue of race.

But instead of playing down the issue, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association could help, too.

Sotomayor also accused the Obama administration of playing down the issue.