Reports of innocent civilians killed by drones — whether real or, as American officials often assert, exaggerated — have shaken the claims of precise targeting.
Much of the early debate on Social Security revolved around whether the problems in the program were real, or, as some Democrats asserted, exaggerated to justify the changes Mr. Bush sought.
Then he went public, telling Roll Call, a newspaper that follows Congress, that "rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated, as Mark Twain would say," and then asserting, "I'm not thinking about retirement".
Voter fraud is a highly polarized issue, with Republicans asserting frequent abuses and Democrats contending that the problem has been greatly exaggerated to promote voter identification laws that could inhibit the turnout by poor voters.
Alex Salmond has been warned about making exaggerated claims about the potential benefits of North Sea oil to an independent Scotland after asserting that future reserves are worth £300,000 a head for every Scot.
Her article's central thesis demeans Carl's scientific acumen and his character, wrongly asserting that, in his "grandiosity," he harmed the environmental movement by advancing an exaggerated theory of the long-term consequences of nuclear war.
He is asserting himself".
The theory was first proposed in the 1990s; one 1995 study described the hypothesis as asserting "persons deficient in CYP2D6 and who metabolize the drug more slowly (poor metabolizers or PM phenotypes) might have an exaggerated hyperthermic response".
Asserting your needs and boundaries.
One final point: Carson's critics like to assert that she exaggerated or even lied about the human health hazards of DDT.
