1.   An official at WGBH initially downplayed the incident, saying it was a one-time mistake by new employees who did not understand the rules.

2.   As expected, Republican officials stayed mum, Democrats tried to downplay the incident and most independent political observers said they expected Clinton would overcome the political embarrassment.

3.   As of Tuesday the recovery operation had not resumed but a Pakistani official tried to downplay the incident.

4.   Boeing officials downplayed the incident and said the jet is expected to resume its test flights in the next few days after the engine is replaced.

5.   Both coaches downplayed the incident yesterday.

6.   Both sides are downplaying the incident, a month before President Bush is scheduled to make his first official visit to China.

7.   Again, Schnellenberger downplayed the incident.

8.   Afterward, the two downplayed the incident, as did Westphal.

9.   Bryant downplayed the incident.

10.   Bowa tried to downplay the incident by saying he had worse things said about him almost daily when he was a player in Philadelphia.