Sentence examples for overreaction given from inspiring English sources

Edward Reale, one of his law partners and the lawyer for the library, called the mayor's response "a little bit of an overreaction" given that the legislation would only eliminate one step in the zoning review process.

Judge Kevin Moore accuses the department of a gross overreaction, given that the Australian activist had served two months of a six-month prison sentence and suggests Theresa May's officials may in fact have breached their own rules.

UBS was also positive, issuing a buy note: Although expectations on Burberry had been high into the quarter, we believe that the share price weakness (-7%) was an overreaction given in line figures and no change to consensus pretax profit excluding foreign exchange.

Among the crucial factors he identified for likable people: When you're trying to build wealth, overreaction gives people a poor impression.

It may have been a bit of an overreaction and I suspect given the August production figures, there might be scope for a rebound.

But good Lord, given the liberal overreaction to this incident, you'd think the governorship of Arizona outranked the presidency or that Obama was a beleaguered civil rights activist sneaking into Arizona by cover of night, and not the president of the United States touching down in Air Force One.

While Toyota's step might have seemed an overreaction under other circumstances, it had no choice given the current climate, auto analysts said Wednesday.

But I don't think it's an overreaction to resent the fact that your son is being given an extra set of rules to follow simply because he's a boy.

The Arab press has given more space in recent days to articles criticizing the overreaction in parts of the Middle East.

A 15-yard penalty, an overreaction to a borderline penalty, resulting in no points, was described this way given all the important games in which he has participated.

Especially given the current atmosphere in which any accounting discrepancy causes a huge overreaction and a call for someone's scalp.