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  • But to differentiate between short-term over-reaction and more logical fundamental moves, being aware of all the issues will equip you with the insight to navigate this volatile but potentially profitable market.

    Gemma Godfrey: Russian Investment Opportunities: The Drivers and the Hidden Gems Gemma Godfrey 2011

  • But to differentiate between short-term over-reaction and more logical fundamental moves, being aware of all the issues will equip you with the insight to navigate this volatile but potentially profitable market.

    Gemma Godfrey: Russian Investment Opportunities: The Drivers and the Hidden Gems Gemma Godfrey 2011

  • In addition to the stress of living in shelters, Fukushima evacuees are facing supply shortages of food and fuels, as some delivery trucks avoided the area in what Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano described as "over-reaction."

    Critics Focus on Accuracy of Nuclear-Plant Information Yuka Hayashi 2011

  • Yet some felt even more indignant on his behalf, with Phillips clearly angry that Warburton was a victim of what he felt was a mistake from referee Alain Rolland and an over-reaction from the French players who billowed around him.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Ian Chadband 2011

  • Many think it is Felipe Calderon's over-reaction to cleanup his home state and that Michoacan is being unfairly targeted, heightening the tension that would not be there otherwise.

    Safety in Michoacan 2009

  • In addition, some analysts fear that pumping more money into the world's largest economy might be an over-reaction that could lead to long-term inflation.

    US Central Bank to Try to Boost Economy 2010

  • It is not true, asthma is due to problems in the lungs and the immune system's over-reaction to triggers in the environment that we breathe in.

    Asthma myths and facts 2010

  • Many think it is Felipe Calderon's over-reaction to cleanup his home state and that Michoacan is being unfairly targeted, heightening the tension that would not be there otherwise.

    Safety in Michoacan 2009

  • Many think it is Felipe Calderon's over-reaction to cleanup his home state and that Michoacan is being unfairly targeted, heightening the tension that would not be there otherwise.

    Safety in Michoacan 2009

  • If that appears to have been an over-reaction on Ferguson's part, he also risked understatement by describing some of his recent setbacks as minuscule.

    Sir Alex Ferguson's hard line gives Blackburn's rollercoaster a push 2012

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