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- verb Present participle of
overstep .
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Examples
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Is that what you call overstepping the mark a trifle?
Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux
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I have no problem with Kim English "pinch-shooting" for J.T. Tiller, but if you're going to call overstepping the baseline at the end then call it the whole game.
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The Democrats are NOT 'overstepping' their reach in healthcare, they are pushing through legislation to benefit their constituents.
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Obama Adminsitration is now attacking the CBO for "overstepping" it's analysis of the whole health care [...]
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Thanks! and I agee on "overstepping" by Michael Collins on Sunday, Jan 4, 2009 at 5: 03: 48 PM
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Doing so is "overstepping," and "I assume responsibility" for the error and will fix it.
Chavez Revising, Not Revoking Venezuela's New Intelligence Law
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Doing so is "overstepping," and "I assume responsibility" for the error and will fix it.
Chavez Revising, Not Revoking Venezuela's New Intelligence Law
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Just as they are now asking if Obama is acting too cocky or is "overstepping" when he hasn't yet been elected (a question they never asked when John McCain met with the same leaders and traveled a similar path), they attributed to Hillary Clinton the sentiment that there should be a "coronation" last fall when she broke the 50 percent mark with Democratic voters in the Gallup polls.
Drew Westen: How Should Journalists Cover a Charismatic Candidate? When the Subjective is Objective
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For someone to say what it should be, is kind of overstepping their bounds.
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For someone to say what it should be, is kind of overstepping their bounds.
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