Its reputation was damaged further when the government seemed to be deliberately downplaying the number of earthquake victims.

Besides which those interested in preserving the status quo deliberately downplay and disparage the impact of the moderate smaller powers in 'socialising' the big brigade to tone down their excesses.

When Yawkey sent Cronin to Louisville to scout Reese, Cronin deliberately downplayed Reese's talent and suggested Reese be traded.

Neturei Karta asserts that the mass media deliberately downplays their viewpoint and makes them out to be few in number.

In their view, this was to deliberately downplay the intense nature of the relationship between the two men, who had been companions for 30 years.

On one hand, as a result of Han immigration and government policies, Uyghurs' freedoms of religion and of movement are curtailed, while most Uyghurs argue that the government deliberately downplays their history and traditional culture.

A legendary figure of Bengali journalism, Santosh Kumar perhaps deliberately downplayed his extraordinary literary talent.

Slavery had sharpened her ability to read people, and she recognized that Gavin was deliberately downplaying the dangers.

Others have cast serious doubts on these claims and have argued that Bergmann deliberately downplayed his group's racialist beliefs in an attempt to gain mainstream credibility.

"My hobby," he finished, deliberately downplaying it.