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If so, the consequences of the flu may be overstated or the risks of the vaccine are understated.
The contempt she feels for the greed, filth and viciousness that she encounters is all the more compelling for being understated.
The dining room is a perfect blend of rustic and modern, understated elegant.
It's a grimly understated vision of a post-apocalyptic world.
The claims falsely understated the actual hours worked and income received by the truck drivers.
And this whole event has been understated from the beginning.
The dynamic complexity and negative externalities are simply understated by virtually everyone.
Shirts should be white or light blue only, while ties should be understated in pattern and color.
In any case, some argue that the relevance of business research is understated.
It's home to the understated, and the wacky, and you often find them right next to each other on the sidewalk.
It's an understated number for an underestimated generation.
The flower detail on gold background is elegant and understated.
The understated ways of old money do not apply here.
But the chaebol do not produce consolidated accounts, so their debts are grossly understated.
He had been promoted to first lieutenant two days before, but in his typical understated manner kept the news to himself.
It's cool in both senses of the word, understated yet exciting, and with a tension that keeps you reading.
In his understated but sturdy main character he gives us an instance of one of the best who lack all conviction.
The potential benefits of this technology should not be understated.
It is therefore likely that the reported number of juveniles in private facilities is understated.
Understated irony, ever so faintly tinged with melancholy, was his style.
There have been occasional complaints both that it has overstated the extent of the problem, and that it has understated it.
After all, rather than overstating they had understated their schooling.
But in their understated way the stories captured fleeting moments of loss.
The importance of this program in mitigating problems with these individuals cannot be understated.
His style was understated and he seemed a bit scattered.
His approach is so understated and thoughtful that it might be lost on someone looking for culinary fireworks.
Another relatively simple explanation is that both food and income expenditures are understated in the official survey.
And maybe the costs of the proposed corrective measures are also being understated.
The understated tone suggests a government suitably aware of its limitations.
But once you get past the riotous red hair, his style is understated.
To say that the technology industry moves quickly would be understated.
The flower detail on cream background is elegant and understated.
Lew is more understated, but don't take him for any less stylish.
She was perfectly dressed in beige, looking both stylish and understated.
His performance isn't understated, exactly, but it's wonderfully nuanced.
The result is a forty-three-story paradox: an understated palazzo.
She is impeccable, from polished court shoes to understated earrings.
But because she was so dignified and understated, soldiers could identify with her.
If anything, the students in his course had understated the magnitude of the problem.
Seemingly understated, these translations have the tension and memorability of art.
Since the accounts payable balance is understated, the total liability is understated.
But he also understated the extent to which that failure doomed the country.
The rooms are immaculate, with pretty furnishings and an understated elegance.
Any fame he has enjoyed has been of the quiet, understated sort.
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