11.   O.tel.o downplayed the report, saying it never did expect to be able to offer a full range of services to hundreds of thousands of customers immediately.

12.   Susan Pisano, a spokeswoman for the trade group, downplayed reports of a significant rift in the organization, of which Kaiser is a leading member.

13.   The government, the network claims, has either ignored or downplayed reports of diseases.

14.   The lack of competitive pressure allowed many newspapers around the nation to downplay their reports, too.

15.   The officials downplayed reports of Croatian atrocities against fleeing Serbs.

16.   US officials, however, appeared to downplay reports that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden may have been the target.

17.   After hours of meetings, Karadzic early Monday sought to downplay reports of any dispute.

18.   Berckmans downplayed radio reports that the cafe was frequented by gamblers and drug dealers.

19.   Both have been trying to foster good relations, and have often downplayed reports that could fuel tensions between them.

20.   City officials downplayed a report that suggests the CIA is investigating whether the recent West Nile-like encephalitis outbreak was deliberately triggered by Iraqi bioterrorists.