Word: overreacted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Drug Administration public hearing on biotechnology quoted no government scientists or university experts who discussed the safety of the technology. What's most appalling, though, is that you ended your piece with a warning that food producers might uproot an industry that could help feed the world if they overreact to "fears fanned by well-fed consumers." Articles headlined "Who's Afraid of Frankenfood?" serve only to fan those fears. C. MANLY MOLPUS PRESIDENT AND CEO Grocery Manufacturers of America Washington...
Rosenthal said people tend to overreact when there are a few well-publicized reports of meningitis cases...
...makes no sense to overreact to the prospect of global warming, but it makes no sense to ignore it either. A prudent policy that stresses conservation and alternate energy sources seems to me to be wise insurance in an uncertain age. After all, our grandchildren will thank us for developing high-mileage cars, energy-efficient appliances and cheap solar energy, no matter how the future of global warming plays...
...limitation, the court will be on your side." Make sure that the policy does not attack anyone's point of view and does provide ways for students to express differences, particularly religious ones. Zirkel advises that a school "avoid confrontation, keep the lines of communication open and not overreact to noncompliance...
...which our current Ph.D.s are faring in the job market does not tell us much about what we should do about graduate admissions," Shepsle says. "I think the general feeling is that the academic marketplace is contracting a bit and we ought to be a little prudent but not overreact...