Object

• extent: Traditional measures of social class tend to underplay the extent to which smoking has become concentrated in the poorest sections of society.

• importance: This is not to underplay the importance of such data.

• role: In terms of cross subsidy the report probably underplays the role regional cross subsidy played in the creation of Scottish Water.

• impact: Isn't there a danger that the same thing will happen if you underplay the impact of the internet on ITV?

• significance: The survey presented below also suggests that anthropological studies have tended to underplay the significance of ethnic cleavages.

• risk: He said that two Agricultural Ministers, Gummer and Hogg, and one Health Minister, Dorrell, underplayed the risk of eating beef.

Modifying Another Word

• nicely: The central character is nicely underplayed by Emma Thompson - who also did the screenplay - despite a grotesque disguise.

• often: Stories of designer babies get headlines but wider social implications are often underplayed.

• rather: My only complaint is that it is rather underplaying the effect of these procedures.

• much: Making Time is a much underplayed song and a good name for a Web site!

• not: The CV should not underplay your achievements and skills or they may go unnoticed.

• wonderfully: His facial expressions, moves and gestures were wonderfully underplayed and he gave a great first impression of " the underdog " .

Preposition: in

• book: There is one aspect of the story that seems underplayed in the book.