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When I was a little younger, I severely over-estimated the effect of energy drinks, thinking they were in fact much more potent than coffee.

Beat Caffeine Addiction, Then Stay Awake With Placebos | Lifehacker Australia 2009

The Allstate spokeswoman, Meghann Dowd, said the company wouldn't know whether the mistakes had under- or over-estimated those figures until it re-ran the reports.

Allstate Warns Agents of Tax Errors, Bonus Issues Erik Holm 2012

And it is of course over-estimated since it is of necessity prejudiced in its own favour.

Chapter 6 2010

Well, just a few weeks ago the Obama admin admitted that the website was not giving out the correct information: they had left out many different areas in which the stimulus money was being spent (seriously, how does buying condoms to distribute in homeless shelters stimulate the economy?) and they had messed up on their jobs saved numbers as well - in fact, they had over-estimated by over 60,000 jobs.

Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009

Yet it appears that they made #1 because HtTYD was originally over-estimated, not because they sold that many more tickets.

Kick-Ass Debuts to Weak Ticket Sales » DVDs Worth Watching 2010

Criticism voicedBP Executive Doug Suttles faced criticism from the committee on a range of issues, including questions on whether the company over-estimated its ability to handle a massive oil spill when it applied for its drilling permit in 2009.

Presidential Oil Spill Commission Hears Calls for Stronger Response Plan 2010

The first wave of e-commerce enthusiasts over-estimated and somewhat mis-guessed the short-run prospects, but the medium-term opportunity is real.

The Internet and Productivity, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

But some, like Mr. Rauh and Eileen Norcross, a research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University who has studied New Jersey's pension system, believe the state has over-estimated how much it is going to make on investments.

N.J. Could Save Billions Lisa Fleisher 2011

The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday it over-estimated home sales by 14.3% between 2007 and 2010, meaning that 2.9 million fewer homes sold during those years than thought earlier.

Housing Slump Was Deeper Nick Timiraos 2011

The importance of the family in Spanish healthcare, who help feed and care for their relatives in hospital day by day, cannot be over-estimated.

Spain's family bonds lie at the heart and soul of great healthcare 2011