11.   Huffington was campaigning Monday in the Central Valley, where he sought to downplay the impact of the revelation about the illegal worker.

12.   Japanese bonds were little changed as investors downplayed the impact of an expected increase in U.S. rates.

13.   No one is downplaying the impact of the fight here.

14.   Officials with the Washington-based campaign organizations that aided Democrats running for the Senate, the House and gubernatorial posts downplayed the impact of presidential intervention.

15.   Petron officials downplayed the impact of competition.

16.   Previous first ladies, they argue, cannily downplayed their impact.

17.   Perot downplayed the impact of recent high-level resignations, saying that the turnover in his organization is similar to the experience of the two major political parties.

18.   Retail experts downplay the impact of the Emeryville store on local furniture merchants, at least in the near term.

19.   Richard Close, chairman of Valley Voters Organized Toward Empowerment and a member of the city redistricting commission, downplayed the impact.

20.   Since then, a string of Fed officials have downplayed the impact of Asia on the U.S. economy, which has continued to exhibit signs of strength.