Word: overreached
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...unexpectedly generous with her time, even to countries that have been sharply critical of the U.S. At the Sharm el-Sheikh summit in February between Arab and Israeli leaders, Rice met with all the participants individually but steered clear of the summit to avoid the appearance of U.S. overreach. And an Israeli official notes that in private negotiating sessions, Rice has a clever way of pushing hard on an issue, even if only to elicit a vague agreement. But then she immediately doubles down. "She'll restate it in a firmer way," says this official, "and then pocket...
...entitled to any position you want,” Slavitt snapped back, “but to attempt to force these views on other people is governmental overreach...
...entitled to any position you want,” Slavitt snapped back, “but to attempt to force these views on other people is governmental overreach...
...family's prosperity. She believes the house is still rightfully hers and battles back - with deadly consequences. Though Kingsley and Shohreh Aghdashloo, who plays his wife, Nadi, have both won acclaim and Oscar nods for their performances, some critics panned the film's tragic Shakespearean ending. ("Smacks of overreach," complained the Chicago Tribune.) But Kingsley puts the film in league with ancient dramatic traditions that used less plausible, more hyperbolic plotlines to pound home a point. "The Greeks embraced tragic drama," he says. "We are a society dedicated to the outlawing of tragedy, and we outlaw it at our peril...
...billion a year: "These guys are awfully good. I only wish they were on the right side of the issues. They don't care about curing people. They only care about profits. They are very effective. My only hope is that sooner or later they are going to overreach...