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overextend verb develop too fast, develop too much, distend, go too far, grow too fast, grow too much, overcommit, overdevelop, overexpand, spread too far, spread too thin, strain, stretch, stretch too far How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Although it may seem that these examples represent a misuse of zero-tolerance policy, Skiba and Knesting (2001) have argued that the above apparent overextensions of the zero-tolerance policy is inherent in the philosophy which treats minor incidents as severely as major ones. This generally means the saddle is too high or too far back, and the overextension is causing uncomfortable rubbing of the ITB over the knee. A page later, he laments that the United States, because of overextension in Iraq, "has been reluctant to get engaged in Liberia, causing unnecessary suffering. |
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