Word: overstep
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Pelosi made clear to me that she considered Hayden, now Deputy Director of National Intelligence, an honorable man who would not overstep his bounds. "I trust him," she said. "I haven't accused him of anything. I was, and remain, concerned that he has the proper authority to do what he is doing." A legitimate concern, but the Democrats are on thin ice here. Some of the wilder donkeys talked about a possible Bush impeachment after the NSA program was revealed...
...bore the stains of too many feet and the paint weighed heavy on the walls. And by the aisles, burly security guards wearing orange vests, arms crossed like shields over their chests made sure that no one stood in the walkways and that fervent fans didn’t overstep their ticket assignments. Behind my seat, a shaggy haired all-American knew every word to every song and sang every syllable into my ear.—Staff Writer Adam C. Estes can be reached at estes@fas.harvard.edu...
...clause until it broke. HarBus’s editorial cartoon may have been rude, but sometimes it’s the crass speech that gets the “incompetent morons” to fix their buggy software. Administrators at all levels must keep this in mind before they overstep their bounds and irresponsibly try to shut down dissent...
However, the U.S. military must take care not to overstep these bounds. For instance, the International Committee of the Red Cross plans to investigate the armed forces’ decision to shave prisoners’ heads and beards, ostensibly to prevent the spread of head lice. The unnecessary shaving of prisoners whose particular religious beliefs forbade it would imply a severe lack of respect for international norms...
...Summers works to reform the tenure process to align with his goals of a larger Faculty drawn more from within, he must be careful not to overstep the bounds of either the law or the University’s interest. Age alone does not limit academic promise, and it should not be used as the sole measure of potential—in tenure hearings or elsewhere. No one would deny the talents or scholarship of the Faculty’s tenured professors, who have an average age of 55. Most are not past their prime. And to those who thought...