Word: overreact
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...cause illness, the immune cells are usually able to regroup, call up reinforcements and eventually rout the invaders. But when the system is weakened by previous illness or advancing age, for example, the body becomes more vulnerable to cancers and a host of infectious diseases. And should the system overreact or go awry, it can cause troublesome allergies and serious disorders called autoimmune diseases...
...while the cliche says it takes two to tango, Harvard has seen that it takes three to shut off a speaker. Someone has to invite speakers controversial enough to be protested, someone has to protest in a way that focuses attention on the situation, and someone has to overreact to the speech and trying to make everyone involved look...
...house arrest. The stopover by Sigur, who is Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, was prompted by growing alarm in Washington at the nightly clashes between demonstrators and riot police in the cities of a major ally. Sigur urged Chun and other officials not to overreact to the demonstrations, especially by calling out the military, as they have done in the past. Said Sigur: "Any use of the armed forces in this situation is unwarranted...
...Paramount chief, he has clearly outdone himself in that department by leading the studio back to the top. His reaction to Paramount's renewed high standing, though, is modest. Says Mancuso: "We have gone to No. 1 in 1986 with great style. But we're not going to overreact to this...
While these incidents varied greatly in nature and scope, they had key features in common: first, the Kremlin's concern with security takes precedence over propaganda and diplomacy alike; second, when the Soviet Union reacts to a perceived threat to its security, it tends to overreact, sometimes brutally; third, if the Soviets' overreaction leads to a crisis, they are quick to blame the U.S.; and fourth, the disruption has always proved temporary...