She was without work for two years after Maurice was born but then, through the intervention of friends and lovers, secured a berth at the Od é on, downmarket from the Com é die-Fran ç aise. ❋ Norman Lebrecht (2010)
His plan is to get rid of the old guard, all of whom have been invited to the celebration, and then drive the title relentlessly downmarket in a ferocious cover-price war. ❋ Fiona Mountford (2012)
Those shows are relentlessly downmarket, which is fine if the show is a lightweight bit of fluff. ❋ Unknown (2012)
Zar Property's Dario and David Zar are apparently among those who think the downmarket is the time to buy, and who have the means to do so. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Perhaps the interview with Michelle and all that babble about how it's all about the children is supposed to give Obama a more 'downmarket' appeal. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Recently, in a description of up and down market voice, Miss Snark described herself as 'downmarket'. ❋ Miss Snark (2006)
Bullivant believes the Press will fill a gap that opened up once the Post switched from daily to weekly publishing, a market missed by the (allegedly) "downmarket" Mail. ❋ Roy Greenslade (2010)
Woodhouse claims the "social ambience" of Scotland has led to the country being perceived as an incredibly beautiful but "downmarket" destination.
Whilst there's been the long held view that S60 would be working its way "downmarket" to replace S40, with Maemo taking the high end, they still don't have any true halo models in the range for people to aspire to (Vertu doesn't count). ❋ Unknown (2009)
Allen says that being associated with American Apparel's "downmarket" clothing - the company manufactures T-shirts and leisurewear - damages his reputation. ❋ Unknown (2009)
In between turning pages while I ate, I looked at the cutlery stamped with the restaurant's name in the handles (downmarket IKEA), and the plates stamped with the restaurant's name (green on yellow, around the edge) and thought that the restaurant was probably the swankiest Turkish eating place in Hamburg I had seen. ❋ Matt Potter (2011)
Amid a declining market, those mass-market car makers face new competition from luxury car makers that have moved downmarket with smaller, less expensive models as well as lower-cost upstarts, particularly Hyundai Motor Corp. and Kia Motor Corp. ❋ Vanessa Fuhrmans (2011)
All of the premium-car makers have found new sales by expanding downmarket, says Ferdinand Dudenh ö ffer , director of the Center for Automotive Research at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. ❋ Vanessa Fuhrmans (2011)
When faced with reduced revenues and profits from their core business, they became willing to make up the shortfall by going downmarket. ❋ David Fiderer (2011)
Within hours, Scotland Yard was at the central London offices of the Daily Star Sunday – a downmarket tabloid with a circulation of about 300,000. ❋ AP (2011)
Well, I think Burberry went downmarket, and it was reborn -- it's extremely aspirational here. ❋ Tom Doctoroff (2011)
1.John: Going around wearing a hoodie and a [baseball cap] is incredibly [downmarket]!
Jack: I know! They think they look so intimidating!
2.Abby: Your bag looks so downmarket!
Kate: What to you mean? This is a genuine [Furberry] purse! ❋ The DarkFireburning (2009)
[Courtney Love], if she wasn't a talented musician, singer, and [songwriter], could be [construed] as a downmarket debutante. ❋ Virgin Suicides (2017)
