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I don't see George panicking - it's all in your over-active imagination.
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I don't see George panicking - it's all in your over-active imagination.
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Where Transformers failed to emulate the excitement of playing with robot toys, GI Joe was successful in re-enacting the excessive action that we imagined when we were kids with over-active imaginations.
G.I. JOE: Rise of Cobra REVIEW « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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The thing is that all such unusual weather patterns cause those of us with over-active brains to do more thinking about the underlying processes, even if we're trying not to think about it when on vacation.
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Although Janet was oblivious to the weirdness of the situation, my over-active imagination was highly attuned to the often inexplicable behaviour of adults.
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Contemporary writers put them down to over-active imagination during ordinary thunderstorms, or perhaps the misinterpretation of rare sights like the aurora borealis.
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Common culprits include under- or over-active thyroid glands, which can cause depression and anxiety, respectively.
Confusing Medical Ailments With Mental Illness Melinda Beck 2011
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Benlysta works on the immune system by blocking a part of the immune system that becomes over-active in the presence of autoimmune disease, says Labinger.
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It's a common experience and many people struggle to get to sleep with an over-active mind.
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Who knows what Pickles is doing to Cleggnochio just off screen to the right, but I'd rather see than have it left to my over-active imagination.
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