Sentence examples for overstated to from inspiring English sources

Mr. Elliott cautioned that public pronouncements might be overstated to improve negotiating positions.

But the suggestion that Amazon is a hulking monopsonist looks overstated to me.What, for instance, is the source of Amazon's market power?

Some of the performances — Mr. Donovan's snappish arrogance, Mr. O'Hare's cat-and-mouse sadism — seem overstated to the point of caricature, but to the extent that "Changeling" is a horror movie, such exaggeration makes sense.

It was Mr. Gates who laid out last week the strongest case against intervention — a case that even some in the White House say privately they think may have been overstated to make a point about how military actions that look easy can quickly become complicated.

This theory, in its earliest form, derives from a study by William L. Sanders, a statistician formerly at the University of Tennessee, but the findings, which have contributed to a nationwide effort to rate teachers rigorously, have been overstated to the point of becoming a myth.

It may be overstated to say that never the twain shall meet.

It is not uncommon for safety targets to be overstated due to ill-informed targeting methods.

The benefits are overstated due to strong social and religious representations.

People also tend to overstate their intention to vote.

But it is important not to overstate this, or to miss the critical point.

Acquirers are motivated to overstate earnings prior to stock-financed acquisitions.