This declaration was a little obvious and overcompensating, faint praise disguised as a grand gesture.

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Mr. Perry was not under the influence, but was overcompensating in response to the earlier criticism.

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That was the theme of first post-debate debate and affected the second meeting, when Mr Gore, overcompensating, pulled his punches.

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Hard landings tend to occur by doing too little, too late and overcompensating by doing too much, too late, says Credit Suisse.

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In reality, I believe the notion that the market is overcompensating investors by 6 percentage points for default risk grossly overstates the case.

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Scholars have noted that American faithful were more pope-identified than coreligionists around the world, as if overcompensating to hold the two sides together.

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The scheme of seasonal adjustment was overcompensating for construction layoffs.

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If you move now you could end up overcompensating and duplicating work, if you do nothing you could see an even sharper change required in a shorter amount of time.

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When you see that happen in your circle of friends or publicly (thanks to the Internet), usually your response includes thinking that the guy has stopped being a man, is overcompensating for something else, and probably should stop crying and get over it.

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