She recognized the danger, however, of expectations overwhelming accomplishment.
For the cards of stars like Ted Williams, Nolan Ryan or Cal Ripken, the players' overwhelming popularity and accomplishments keeps the value of their cards high.
For me, performing on stage is really all about that one moment at the close of a show, when I feel this overwhelming sense of accomplishment.
Still, overwhelming is overwhelming.
That's a profound accomplishment — but also overwhelming, as far as such things go.
"I just had an overwhelming sense of gratification and accomplishment," Vickery said last week.
Personally, the greatest testament to how monumental the London Paralympics were, however, is the fact that even after a mentally and physically taxing week in which I was unable to live up to the expectations I had for myself, I left the village with an overwhelming sense of wonder and accomplishment for having been a part of what happened.
To date, some 300,000 users have rated Flappy Bird, many leaving lengthy reviews with suggestions, requests, and general venting: "The only reason why I have not yet deleted this horrid game is the overwhelming sense of relief and accomplishment I feel when I finally beat a high score," writes one.
The level of accomplishment in the filmmaking is overwhelming, because in addition to the flash-cut boldness, it's an earthy epic like Gillo Pontecorvo's "Battle of Algiers".
Second, even if rigorous competition enables the talented — or, better, the lucky — to realize their goals, it is completely unwarranted to suppose that their accomplishments will translate into any increased benefit for the overwhelming majority of those who are less fortunate.
