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Use of that term minimizes the behavior and gives the impression that, although the jokes may have been insensitive, they were still funny.

Karen Thalacker: "Have You Heard the One About the Judge Who Told Ribald Jokes ..." 2009

Requesting sea transport on liner out terms minimizes the risk of additional charges for detention of the vessel, because the shipping company makes its own arrangements with the port authority to discharge its cargo, to permit the vessel to keep closely to its pre-planned schedule.

1.1 The Supplies and Food Aid Function 1989

With its rich feature set and intuitive web-based interface, myPassword minimizes user downtime and dramatically decreases help desk costs, while providing an immediate and measurable ROI to the organization.

The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

I see the beginning of this post as neutral, outlining what Obama said to Russert, and then see a paragraph of your "analysis" which kind of minimizes or dismisses what he says as "reductive".

Obama: Hillary's Tough Talk Towards Iran Is "Reflective Of George Bush" 2009

Miles of protective boom laid off the Louisiana wetlands only "minimizes" the oil damage to fish and wildlife and the marsh, he said.

National Nine News 2010

In WinMo, this action simply "minimizes" the application leaving it to use up precious memory in the background (usually unkown to the user).

Smartphone & Pocket PC magazine 2009

Brazil "minimizes" visit of top envoy from the Obama administration US Senate confirms ambassadors: Shannon to Brazil and Nelson to Uruguay Obama closer to achieving the most important piece of social legislation since 1930

MercoPress 2009

It’s clever, sure, but I feel like this sort of thing kind of minimizes the aspect that it is abuse.

Emotional traumas. 2010

This kind of minimizes the locations they can go to sell this property, "

TOP STORIES - YNN, Your News Now 2010

So far, so good in my home, but saying it is all up to us as parents minimizes the huge market forces pounding on our children every single day.

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