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More important, the mainstream groups are downplaying what Pollard did.
Microsoft execs in general are well-known for downplaying the company's future prospects.
Is The Post downplaying the Times scoop or did the NYT overplay its hand?
The chief economist of the World Bank's East Asian desk authored a 1993 book downplaying the presence of industrial policy in the region, while a concluded that "rapid growth in each economy was primarily due to the application of a set of common, market-friendly economic policies."
Several shows react to the recent abortion fudges by John McCain and George W. Bush--in which both candidates assert their pro-life bona fides while downplaying the importance of the issue.