Word: overextending
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...depend on these crutches to excuse a perfectly valid form of entertainment? We overextend ourselves with classes, job hunts, and term time work; it’s unsurprising that so many of us enjoy simple entertainment options. There’s nothing wrong with reaching for Rowlings instead of Rabelais in your few minutes of downtime, and there’s nothing wrong with discussing Hermione and Ron’s flirtations at breakfast the next day either. Lighten up, Harvard. I know I did as soon as the Raven was back in the ring...
...kinda seems like it just happened all of a sudden—now he’s back in the lineup—and I think he did a great job,” said Dartmouth forward Mike Ouellette. “He didn’t overextend himself tonight. He was having good, quick shifts. He wasn’t making mistakes and he wasn’t trying to do too much...
...sure, professors should not attempt to overextend the pedagogical potential of course websites. Online discussion boards, a pet of some professors, rarely generate worthwhile reflection on the course content—and even less frequently do they even generate discussion. Instead the boards are often forgotten after a brief flurry of compulsory activity at the start of the semester. Mandatory virtual discussions are frequently perceived as chores; professors would be better served by focusing on improving real life interactions between students. If they do that, and improve websites in the areas we listed above, College professors will make the most...
Susan McGregor ’05 attributed the sparse interest in political events to “a fractionalized liberal movement” in which liberal groups overextend themselves by espousing a wide variety of issues...
...press conference with South African president Thabo Mbeki on Wednesday, American reporters asked about whether committing troops to Liberia would stretch U.S. forces to their limit given the protracted engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan. "My answer to people is that we won't overextend our troops, period," responded Bush quickly...