He provided rules of the road but avoided, at all costs, overbearance. From Wordnik.com. [Barack Obama, Campaign Manager: How The 2008 Playbook Passed Health Care] Reference
She had tried by every means in her power to win at least a look from the girl, but all her attempts were repelled and she was treated with an overbearance that cut her to the quick. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
But at least the government's inconsistent in its overbearance. From Wordnik.com. [www.appeal-democrat.com - News :] Reference
Borodaile who despise arrogance and resent overbearance even to others. From Wordnik.com. [The Disowned — Complete] Reference
We should never confuse boldness with Satan's counterfeit: overbearance (see Alma 38: 12). From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Regulatory overbearance can kill innovation, so it is vital that the right balance is struck. From Wordnik.com. Reference
If it materializes in the coming decades it could provide both a countervailing power to USA and also a possible 'balancer' against China's strategic overbearance. From Wordnik.com. [IntelliBriefs] Reference
In the world of nature there is tyranny, egoism, aggression, overbearance, usurpation of the rights of others and other blameworthy attributes which are defects of the animal world. From Wordnik.com. [Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era] Reference
The Federal judiciary was looked to, with its virtually permanent membership, to hold the entire structure of national politics in nice balance against all disturbing influences, whether of popular impulse or of official overbearance. From Wordnik.com. [The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy] Reference
And at this moment, so fearfully increased is the overbearance of democratic impulses in Scotland, that perhaps in no European nation -- hardly excepting France -- has it become more important to hang weights and retarding forces upon popular movements amongst the laboring classes. From Wordnik.com. [Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2] Reference
Yes, it’s like a prequel to X-MEN… but without the gaydar and without the overbearance that comes aboard with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-12-16] Reference
On the other hand, Will’s home life is such a stifling overbearance of ill-directed guidance that any creativity the kid has is being choked out of him by the strong hand of the religious sect his family belongs to. From Wordnik.com. [DVD Review: ‘Son of Rambow’] Reference
It’s a combination of the teacher’s well-intentioned overbearance (a byproduct of lack of experience or good training), and textbook materials which are geared towards control rather than creativity and exploration. From Wordnik.com. [R is for Reticence « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
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