Word: overreaching
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...unpalatable to the centrists who are still critical to passing big-ticket legislation. The White House is wary of sending another moderate Republican like Jeffords running to the other side of the aisle. Says a Republican lobbyist: "If they're committed to growing their power base, they must not overreach by misreading the election as a mandate for certain conservative causes...
...This is a huge overreach of their purported tax exempt status,” said Watertown Town Manager Michael Driscoll at a rally against Harvard three weeks ago. “To take this action will cripple the financial stability of this community...
...This is a huge overreach of their purported tax exempt status,” said Watertown Town Manager Michael Driscoll. “To take this action will cripple the financial stability of this community...
Since Badu's debut, other neosoul sisters, including Macy Gray, Jill Scott and Angie Stone, have followed her up the charts. Mama's Gun, however, confirms Badu as a singular talent who won't get lost in the crowd. The album stretches but doesn't overreach. It explores varied stylistic terrain but manages to maintain a consistent tone. The songs flow into one another, echo one another, but don't repeat one another; Badu has clearly thought the album through as a whole work, not simply as a collection of singles...
...Gaza, aides say Arafat mockingly proclaimed himself unfazed by the prospect of Sharon's sitting across the negotiating table: "Sharon frightens Barak a lot more than he frightens me." Sharon, Arafat says, could deliver what little he promises, unlike Barak, who in the eyes of many Palestinians seems to overreach at times...