But taken to the extreme, it can severely hobble and harm the president.

FORBES: Dangerous Thoughts

Rarely, if ever, have I seen this truism taken to the extreme that it is in the home financing business.

FORBES: How To Refinance Your Home: A Personal Journey Part II

Politics can sometimes resemble a fistfight, and during a visit to Rhyl in the 2001 general election this was taken to the extreme.

FORBES: Politics, U.K. Style

Taken to the extreme, owners of clubs like Chelsea and Manchester City can attempt to overwhelm the opposition by assembling never-before-seen squads of immense cost (see first graph below) which results in unprecedented odds in their favor of winning the league title if they can get more of that talent on the pitch than the competition (see second graph below).

FORBES: In Professional Soccer the Final 10% is the Difference Maker

This ratio of puts to calls is higher than 99% of all those taken during the past year, pointing to extreme skepticism among options players.

FORBES: Magazine Article

He has discussed, as you know, and he talked about at Camp David, he has discussed with European leaders the efforts that we have taken here in Washington to restart our economy, to reverse the extreme economic decline that was taking place here in 2008 and 2009, and to put the economy on a path towards economic growth and job creation.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

It reaches all of Afghanistan, but it has taken the notion of "balanced" newscasting to an appalling extreme.

FORBES: AFGHANISTAN

Read with interest the discussion between Prof Yunus and Vikram Akula. i believe they have both taken extreme positions and hence not of much value to the rest of us.

FORBES: Microfinance Or Loan Sharks? Grameen Bank And SKS Fight It Out

The Euro-club sampling craze is taken to its bizarre extreme on "Live Your Life, " on which guest Rihanna borrows her obnoxious hook from Moldovan pop group Ozone, while "Whatever You Like" serves as T.

NPR: T.I.'s 'Paper Trail' A Testament To Writing

More extreme separatists have taken to staking out council sittings where the idea is being discussed.

ECONOMIST: Canada

Instead of a vertically aligned wall of posts, profile pages are dominated by a large image that fills the window completely -- like Facebook's cover photos taken to their logical extreme.

ENGADGET: Myspace teases slick new revamp with minimalist flair (video)