"We think that would be a step too far and totally unnecessary, " he said.
That said, a new version of a fashionable financial instrument may be a step too far.
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That was a step too far, and she was forced out of her post.
This however may well also be a step too far for the Egyptian army.
By and large, the church agrees: blessing these unions is a step too far.
But for some members of the ruling elite in Laos, it was clearly a step too far.
But Tiffany's remedy, a lawsuit against eBay, the world's biggest online auctioneer, is a step too far.
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The Unite union said industrial action would be considered if its members considered the changes "a step too far".
"I think that's a step too far, " Dr Morgan told BBC Radio Wales.
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Converting the bikes to amphibious vehicles to explore Halong Bay might be a step too far for a holiday.
Even Mr Mugabe's nephew, another parliamentarian, said this was a step too far.
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That proved more popular than many expected, but one analyst suggested the latest device might be a step too far.
Jousting for the championship is obviously a step too far for James, but what a title race we have in prospect.
Is it that the additional five dollars seemed a step too far?
But several top cardiologists say that drawing any conclusions about CIMT in general or ENHANCE in particular is going a step too far.
Front-line policing in Avon and Somerset could not be done better by a private company and would be a step too far, its chief constable has said.
Will that be a step too far for French voters, who in 1992 approved the Maastricht treaty, leading to the single currency, by only the narrowest of margins?
That will be deemed a step too far for now, so instead there will be moves towards exchanging information on visas and an emphasis on greater co-operation between frontier police.
That is regarded by many governments as a step too far, not least because it would provide a disincentive for such market purchases in the future, for countries such as Portugal, Spain and Italy.
Cain takes the analogy a step too far.
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Even supposing it is not a step too far for the firm, Millennium may find that big pharmaceutical companies start to perceive that a chemical engineer can be more of a rival than a friend.
The latter would be a step too far even for the most reforming firms but several large companies, including McDonald's and Wal-Mart, have said that they will consider some reforms to the way board members are elected.
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At one point, it even tried financing itself from the tiny savings of the poor (ie, no aid at all), though this drastic form of self-help proved a step too far: hardly any lenders or borrowers put themselves forward.
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