I might even be engaging in understatement rather than hyperbole on that last bit. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: Quantity Has a Quality All of Its Own] Reference
The understatement is significant, even though values beyond the 75th year are discounted by. From Wordnik.com. [The Budget Debate, VI, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
The understatement is significant, even though values beyond the 75th year are discounted by a large amount. From Wordnik.com. [Milton Friedman on Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
The appellate court's rejection of this argument relied in part upon what the British call "understatement". From Wordnik.com. [For the Plaintiff] Reference
The appellate court's rejection of this argument relied in part upon what the British call "understatement". From Wordnik.com. [For the Plaintiff] Reference
There’s, ah, a certain understatement in that phrase. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » GOP Never Took Yes for an Answer] Reference
"As you know, we have made some dramatic changes," Kupchak said in understatement. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Lakers ship Payton to Celtics in five-player deal] Reference
You might just say that this issue is kinda important, if you were making an extreme understatement, that is. From Wordnik.com. [Texas Oasis] Reference
Iowa declared it an "understatement" that he was disappointed in the deal. From Wordnik.com. [More reaction to the tax deal] Reference
“Mountains ahead” was the kind of understatement only Spock was capable of making, the captain thought. From Wordnik.com. [Sanctuary] Reference
Baggage - yes, it is an understatement, meaning Jon has eight kids, a divorce that ` s not even close to being finalized. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2009] Reference
Clouse, with the kind of understatement that has helped keep his classes calm. From Wordnik.com. [TheDenverChannel.com - Local News] Reference
An 'understatement' I'm sure ... but thank you for bringing this interview and information to light. From Wordnik.com. [The Washington Note] Reference
If you look up the word "understatement," I am pretty sure that, next to its definition, you will find an illustration of this tart. From Wordnik.com. [Orangette] Reference
To engage in understatement, that is not nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Readers, Thank You] Reference
"understatement" but rather an uneducated retardation. From Wordnik.com. [RINF Alternative News Media: Daily Breaking News] Reference
And she’s going to make sure you realize with this with the kind of understatement and subtlety she’s become so well known for. From Wordnik.com. [There’s Something Britney Wants Y’all To Know! | Best Week Ever] Reference
Which may be the understatement of the millennium. From Wordnik.com. [Righting One Wrong Tower] Reference
Jeffrey Sachs has never been big on understatement. From Wordnik.com. [Jeffrey Sachs: Waiting For The World To Get Serious] Reference
"To say that everyone was angry is an understatement.". From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: President Bush's War At Home] Reference
Says Whelan with understatement: it's "" gratifying. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Year Of The Employee] Reference
He uses understatement to bolster the Venter Vision Thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Gold Rush] Reference
With the rebels closing in, that was a tragic understatement. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Days Of A Bloody Regime] Reference
To call the response to the album unkind is an understatement. From Wordnik.com. [Return From Exile] Reference
The remark may have been the understatement of the fiscal year. From Wordnik.com. [Picture This Executive Battle] Reference
To say Justin Volpe badly betrayed that code is an understatement. From Wordnik.com. [Police Must Be Held Accountable] Reference
"To say we needed him is an understatement," says a senior U.S. official. From Wordnik.com. [A FAILED-STATE MR. FIX-IT] Reference
No 'briefing': "Inattention to detail" may turn out to be an understatement. From Wordnik.com. [Death In The Mountains] Reference
To say he has a complicated relationship with his father is an understatement. From Wordnik.com. [THE ROAD TO RESOLVE] Reference
To say that Dr. Steven Pratt is passionate about food would be an understatement. From Wordnik.com. [The New Superfoods] Reference
It was, Freeh acknowledged with something of an understatement, a "serious error.". From Wordnik.com. [The Culture Of 'Yes Men'] Reference
To say that theorists were eager to discover such primeval clumps is an understatement. From Wordnik.com. ['The Handwriting Of God'] Reference
Playing his wife, the Korean star Suh Yong Hwa delivers a master class in understatement. From Wordnik.com. [Crossing The Divide] Reference
To say Clark was unpopular among his fellow officers in the military is an understatement. From Wordnik.com. [Politics: The Water Walker] Reference
It is an understatement to say the government isn't smart enough to draw up the blueprints. From Wordnik.com. [Stop The Bail Outs Now] Reference
That's an understatement, '' says David Talbot, editor of Salon, a Web-based culture magazine. From Wordnik.com. [Sheafless In Seattle: Will This Cyber Mag Fly?] Reference
To call this book "long awaited" is a gross understatement: Milford first approached Norma in 1972. From Wordnik.com. [Books: A New Day For Ms. Millay] Reference
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