Sentence examples for watered down for from inspiring English sources

These are not popular accounts watered down for a general audience.

But those measures were seriously watered down — for political and economic reasons — by Russia and China.

There was no question of discussions being watered down for the younger Milibands' benefit.

Some anti-laundering campaigners say that criticism of members in evaluation reports is often watered down for diplomatic reasons.

Well, rumours emerging from Westminster suggest the act is being watered down for fear of a business backlash.

Perhaps grime and dubstep were simply too abrasive and strange to be successfully watered down for mainstream tastes.

That same committee has now watered down punishments for malfeasance.

In the summer he watered down plans for university reform; he has just offered special tax breaks to striking fishermen.

See articleNaoto Kan, Japan's prime minister, watered down plans for a radical "free-trade agenda", facing resistance from the powerful if ageing farm lobby.

Successive governments have watered down provisions for such engagement, from community health councils, to local involvement networks through to the largely toothless health watch system.

Pro-housing activists are confronting neighborhood groups and NIMBY-ists who have stalled or watered down developments for years.