81. Dell, whose company has made only one acquisition in its history, played down that idea. 82. Crotty also played down the long line of speakers back in the auditorium who were still waiting for a turn to insult him. 83. Dole played down the poll results. 84. Dole, meanwhile, is playing down the event, having spent little money here. 85. Expressing cautious optimism about her re-election bid, Gov. Christie Whitman Thursday played down recent polls showing her locked in a close race with her Democratic opponent. 86. European governments are divided on whether to apply such trade sanctions, and American and European officials both played down the possibility that any might take effect. 87. Finally, with Prime Minister Zhu Rongji scheduled to visit Washington next month, a Chinese diplomat in Washington played down tension between the United States and China. 88. Following the vote, Trimble played down his differences with Donaldson, which had led to sharp personal exchanges in the past week. 89. --Federal investigators played down reports aired on TV networks Friday night that Boston, Atlanta, and Richmond had been targeted by terrorists for unspecified attacks. 90. Fenimore played down the threat from software makers, saying Integrion will be designed to use home banking software now produced by Microsoft, Intuit and others. |