There are other reasons to be optimistic that Democrats can resist overreaching.
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Overreaching for something you want could leave you feeling extremely exhausted.
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For years, Astro PLC seemed to be overreaching with the name of its headquarters.
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But opponents view them as part of an overreaching federal role in health care.
From the stltoday.com
Council Chairman Sam Crawford said the board was overreaching in its decision.
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Obama's overreaching is testimony to what 44 years can do to a party's memory.
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Proponents are often attacked as being antidevelopment, or simply of overreaching.
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And the bureau's overreaching then is mirrored by its occasional overreaching now.
From the washingtonpost.com
Wide-reaching without overreaching, Hunt's show should pack a knockout punch.
From the suntimes.com
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Fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
Outwit: beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
(overreaching) revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition"
The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses; The act of extending or reaching too far, overextension; To reach above or beyond in any direction; To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat; To reach too far; To ...
(Overreaching) Used in the context of general equities. Creating artificial volume in astock through activity not generated by normal/natural buyers and sellers in the market.
(Overreaching) Fault in the trot caused by more angulation and drive from behind than in front so that the rear feet are forced to step to one side of the forefeet to avoid interfering or clipping.
(Overreaching) A descriptive term used to explain the condition your credit cards are in by the end of show season.
(OVER-REACHING) Toe of hind shoe striking forelegs on heel, or back of coronet.
(Overreaching) A temporary condition following hard periods of training without due consideration to recovery. Will lead to overtraining if continued.