First, the meritocracy is based on an overly narrow definition of talent.
Democratic presidential candidates complained that the White House plan was overly narrow.
That might be true, but only under an overly narrow understanding.
Where we have concerns are the terms of reference, that they are overly narrow and seem to handcuff and blindfold.
Outside the courthouse, the foreman, Mr. Zaccar, criticized what he called the overly narrow application of the law.
Trump is so unusual and scary a figure that he lends himself to over-, overlyrly narrow, interpretation.
So, how do you come up with a pop-chart metric, like R. & B. and hip-hop, that's neither arbitrary nor overly narrow?
The arts, creativity, sport, civic engagement – all associated with the attributes in the DfE list – are permanently under threat by overly narrow success criteria and budget cuts.
This means publishing state and business secrets and widening the overly narrow definition of what constitutes being in the public interest.
The canonical pair (typically but not always male) consists of a prig and a slob, a Felix and an Oscar or, if that reference seems overly narrow or confoundingly dated, a Bateman and a Galifianakis.
Fixating too vigorously on goals can distort an organization's overall mission in a desperate effort to meet some overly narrow target, and research by several business-school professors suggests that employees consumed with goals are likelier to cut ethical corners.
