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- verb Present participle of
overlook .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of a height or viewpoint
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Examples
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That weekend cost $595 and it included the workshop, a comfortable cabin overlooking the Pacific Ocean that my wife and I shared, all savory meals from Friday evening through Sunday's lunch, the use of Esalen's hot baths on the cliffs above the Pacific, and the marvelous ambience of Esalen's serene, soothing setting.
Harvey Gotliffe, Ph.D.: I Respect Tom Brokaw and Al Huang, but I Can't Afford to Eat With Them Ph.D. Harvey Gotliffe 2010
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That weekend cost $595 and it included the workshop, a comfortable cabin overlooking the Pacific Ocean that my wife and I shared, all savory meals from Friday evening through Sunday's lunch, the use of Esalen's hot baths on the cliffs above the Pacific, and the marvelous ambience of Esalen's serene, soothing setting.
Harvey Gotliffe, Ph.D.: I Respect Tom Brokaw and Al Huang, but I Can't Afford to Eat With Them Ph.D. Harvey Gotliffe 2010
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What they are both overlooking is the Jeremiah 17: 9 factor: original sin.
Why Christians should be politically conservative « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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That weekend cost $595 and it included the workshop, a comfortable cabin overlooking the Pacific Ocean that my wife and I shared, all savory meals from Friday evening through Sunday's lunch, the use of Esalen's hot baths on the cliffs above the Pacific, and the marvelous ambience of Esalen's serene, soothing setting.
Harvey Gotliffe, Ph.D.: I Respect Tom Brokaw and Al Huang, but I Can't Afford to Eat With Them Ph.D. Harvey Gotliffe 2010
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Apparently 56% of Americans are very generous in overlooking the administration's $50 billion failure keeping American automakers out of bankruptcy and then their patience with a continuing rise in unemployment in spite of throwing mountains of money at it.
CNN Poll: Obama approval drops 7 points over last 100 days 2009
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You are very kind in overlooking our shortcomings.
THEFT 2010
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The central difference you are overlooking is that the private sector must successfully market its products and services --- or go out of business.
Public Transit and Public Choice, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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College friends and roommates on a short hike to the top of Panther Mountain overlooking Piseco Lake
Field & Stream 2009
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But singling out “this one” as your examplar was … well, it required a certain overlooking of the facts.
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I belive thewone fact people seem to be overlooking is that insurance companies are for FOR profit companies and they are not philanthropic - any overhaul of the system will require that to be taken into consideration.
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