Word: overblown
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...America the Unloved Charles Krauthammer's essay on the lack of sympathy for the U.S. is a fine example of the insular thinking, overblown self-image and moral superiority that so many of my fellow Americans (especially those who do not travel) have exhibited since 9/11 [Nov. 17]. You don't become a global superpower with the most lethal military machinery in the galaxy without making enemies?mortal enemies. The sky has been falling on Europe, Africa and Asia for centuries with terrible results, so don't expect a hungry, war-torn and weary world to weep too long...
...take on this myth might be reading too much into it, but I figure that if this piece is ever anthologized as one of McCarthy’s “flawed, but promising” early works, some graduate student will come up with an equally overblown explanation—so I might as well make the first attempt...
...main complaint is against the idea of interdisciplinary studies,” he said, later calling the inclination of many students toward them “overblown.” He said he thought undergraduates would be better served by studying various subjects in their own right, rather than trying to fuse several together—a practice he said would obscure the essential nature of each...
...true about rape is this: it flourishes in communities where silence is preserved at all costs, where most are reluctant to “get involved” by listening, intervening and supporting those who have experienced it. It flourishes when the prevailing belief is that it is overblown, no big deal, no one’s business and “not my problem...
...speedy enough handover of power to Iraqis. But though Schröder publicly called the proposal not "dynamic or complete enough," White House sources tell TIME that Germany has given Washington a more positive response behind the scenes. "They called us after the meeting and said it was overblown," said a senior Administration official. The U.S. also feels that, in the end, France will come on board. - By Matthew Cooper and John F. Dickerson/Washington and James Graff/Paris...