understatement

"To say that the Frenchman concerned was amazingly eccentric would be an understatement" wrote one contemporary diarist.

A source close to Miss Perroncel, 33, claimed in The Sun: 'To say she's a Chelsea girl is a bit of an understatement.

It was an honest response, and also something of an understatement.

To say there's some uncertainty over OPEC's intentions, let alone its capabilities, is something of an understatement.

'These figures are a bit disappointing. ' 'That's got to be the understatement of the year. '

It would be an understatement to say that the last century has been a golden age for medical science.

To say that blogs experienced exponential growth is a bit of an understatement.

I was, in the 1960s, in a marriage . . . to use the word "bad" would be perhaps the understatement of the year. It was dreadful.

To call the company a meritocracy would be an understatement.

As the company's lawyers wrote in one court filing, "That this case is large and complex is an understatement. "

To say the crowd and Panettiere were a bit stunned is a bit of an understatement.

Voluminous empirical evidence now available shows that the statement, far from being an exaggeration, probably was an understatement.

So to say that the public education system in Bertie County is struggling, would be a huge understatement.

To say that this combination of European leaders does not truly reflect the diversity of European opinion would be an understatement.

It would be an understatement to say that both ventures were treated with scepticism.

The first half. Disjointed is something of an understatement.

This proved something of an understatement.

Many years later, recalled the early years of pain, he always had heart understatement: "Immigration great impact on my life. "

That might be something of an understatement, as the latest data show a record surge in new lending in March.

HENRY KISSINGER was guilty of understatement when he said that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.

Quickly seems to be an understatement. What time's the cutoff?

To say that not everybody agrees with this theory would be an understatement.

To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement.

To say that this is frustrating is an understatement.

That's a bit of an understatement.

To say that the last few years were not kind to the auto industry is a massive understatement.

To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions is a gross understatement.

It would be an understatement to say the web has gotten faster in recent years.

That 's an understatement . I never understood how you learned to tolerate those early mornings back in school .

As it went, I'm glad I was even able to make the accurate understatement that he was a "naughty billionaire" .

It's an understatement to say that maintaining good guanxi, or relationships, with the government is of vital importance to developers.

I was informed that you were the most beautiful woman ever to visit Casablanca. That was a gross understatement.

To say Australia is rich in resources would be a gross understatement.

Understatement, but remember diary filled with he, you and I.

To say that they "keep watch" on such occurrences is an understatement.

"We have $800bn, " Bernanke replied, though even that astronomical number was an understatement.

It's no understatement to suggest that The Treacherous Three are one of the top five greatest rap groups of all time.

"I have more concerns about potential risks and vulnerabilities than most people, " he said, with glum understatement.

To say that she is a pretty woman is a gross understatement. She is a world-famous super model, for crying out loud!

To say he wasn't amused must be the understatement of the year.

Describing my feeling, upon seeing it, as thunderstruck would be an understatement.

From being a typically pale Scandinavian understatement it will be transformed into a symphony of colours.

To call the MR nimble or responsive is a hilarious understatement.

It would be an understatement to say that the world, and the people in it, have more problems than we know how to deal with.

To say that I was surprised is somewhat of an understatement.

To say that you've come a long way is an understatement.

To say that he was displeased is an understatement.

The last case involved the understatement of salaries income. Fine and suspended sentence were imposed on the defendant.

"That was an endorsement, " Mr Blankfein said, with some understatement.

To characterize Craigslist as just a classifieds site is a big understatement.

"An F-rank is not so good, " Kawichi Hiroyuki, a Cantonese-speaking sales manager, says in a typically polite Japanese understatement.

He was accused of hyperbole but seems, rather, to have been guilty of understatement.

Ptolemy is a family to say that they are disfunctional is an understatement .

In a city known for its refinement and elegance, this small island stands out as being the quintessential example of French understatement.

This has been an unusual year " -- now, there's an understatement -- " and it has led to more open communication between bosses and workers.

"We are only in this situation because somebody else kicked the can down the road, and that's really an understatement, " Goolsbee said.

When Franklin quipped that "No nation was ever ruined by trade, " he likely meant it as an understatement.

The customer's word proved to be a considerable understatement.

Frank's remark that he was "slightly bruised" in the accident is an understatement; he suffered two fractured ribs.

An important implication of the asymmetric verification requirement is the understatement of net assets.

'Failure is not an option, ' is how one banker, with characteristic understatement, summarized his task last week.

She had, she explains with understatement, "a slight addiction" .

The British hardly say what they mean and lean more toward understatement.

A uniformed ostiary ushered us into the reception area, a temple of understatement in exotic marbles and dark, gleaming woods.

It was, he recalls with commendable understatement, an "unstructured" place.

To say this last stage has been long in coming in this economic cycle is a major understatement.

Its $1. 7bn bid earlier this year for the sugar unit of Australia's CSR, in a delicious understatement, was "not subject to finance" .

Oh come on, you know that's a gross understatement . She's an absolute beauty.

A local lad who had done exceptionally well would perhaps be the understatement of the century when it came to describing Peter Bonetti.

To use any word weaker than explosive when describing China's rapid process of urbanization is to risk an understatement.

U is for understatement. Saying you hate that fucking asshole is an understatement.

And he told of the actual experience in chilling understatement.

But now in Britain, proud traditions of cynicism and understatement have been cast aside.

ALDA's "improperly intrude" depiction is an understatement.

In his famous farewell address at Yankee Stadium, Gehrig called ALS "a bad break, " which was a heartrending understatement.

The teaching was "not inspired, " Mr Riley says, sticking with the understatement.

'I hope audiences will be moved, ' the 52-year-old director says of his latest production, with typical understatement.

We should consider the types of overstatements or understatement error that are likely to occur given the inherent risks of the cycle.

That was an understatement.

'Raising exposure' is an understatement.

"We kind of finished the quarter off on the right way, " Bryant said, an obvious understatement.

And Juan Tomas stood beside him and snorted a little at the understatement.

Misidentification is perhaps an understatement here.

as understatement might lead to less confidence and hold up the trade development.

The second case involved the understatement of business profits by concocting fictitious purchases.

Normally, I do not listen, my mother always hit me, she is not an understatement to play, but suddenly pick up the broom ferocious fight.

Sizzling is an understatement for some Chinese property markets -- home prices in Haikou have jumped 54% in the past year.

"That's detrimental to16 mental health, " says Betty Whelan with considerable understatement.

This is a grand understatement. As we wander it seems that we are engaged in a giant game of "What's the time Mr Wolf? "

To say I was dissapointed by what view we got is an understatement.

Never mind that Beckett made a virtue of muted understatement.

Whatever we can look forward to, do not expect understatement.

A little strange' is a gross understatement.

I guess "fairly large" is an understatement.

And probably the understatement of all time would be that I have learned a lot along the way.

Describing that as commedia is, I admit, an understatement.

Okay, that's an understatement, Jasper was fucking pissed off.

The widespread use of understatement in communication indicates that the Englisn are conservative.

Playing a cat and mouse -game is the purest understatement in this case.

Probably an understatement: A lot of times what people want is a listening ear.

"I am a terrible linguist but, I hope, a reasonable investor, " Mr Bolton says, with understatement.

Understatement of the century. Can you pass the bread?

They pay a premium for understatement.

There is aterm in the creative arts called understatement.

That's an understatement.

That's an understatement, because the world cannot afford even one "Chinese growth strategy" at this moment.

I am a sentimental gardener (Anistatia, my wife, is laughing at this understatement).

So to say I am a native is an understatement. My mother's side of the family has been in Florida for generations.

That was a record, and probably an understatement.

To say that I miss you Is an understatement

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Figures of Emphasis or Understatement

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