"I've learned over the years to temper that emotion, that inclination to be what some people would call overbearing," Ferris said this week. From Wordnik.com. [The Roanoke Times: Home page] Reference
A man is never described as "overbearing" ... he is simply powerful. From Wordnik.com. [bethany9 Diary Entry] Reference
He was sort of arrogant and kind of overbearing, and he had his own problems and his own issues. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2009] Reference
A lawyer can stand up for his view of the law, but even though a judge tends to be kind of overbearing, a lawyer really is expected to more or less take it. From Wordnik.com. [Grand Inquests: The Historic Impeachments of Justice Samuel Chase and President Andrew Johnson] Reference
To support his argument, Wallis includes first-person accounts by the artists themselves, who reveal the kind of overbearing oversight that rendered their renderings unacceptable. From Wordnik.com. [Bruce Kluger: Shoot the Cartoonist!] Reference
Judge lifts offshore drilling ban as 'overbearing'. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to The oil industry is taxed gently] Reference
Alweendo said the BoN won't be "overbearing" or prescribe that fees should be "x or y". From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
Even a caravan park joined in - deeming flags and red and white bunting too "overbearing". From Wordnik.com. [HomePage - The Sun] Reference
The Pistons of recent vintage could live with that kind of overbearing pressure, but this year's team?. From Wordnik.com. [NBA.com: Fantasy News] Reference
The Saints as a whole haven't applied any kind of overbearing pressure on opposing quarterbacks in 2008. From Wordnik.com. [SunHerald.com: Featured Story] Reference
Krishnagar (WB): Despite some Congress leaders flaying the "overbearing" attitude of ally Trinamool Congress (TC), West. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to India's Little Lhasa] Reference
I have not been condemned to death, there is nothing very serious against me, I have been too overbearing, that is all. ". From Wordnik.com. [Selected Polish Tales] Reference
Krishnagar (WB), December 06: Despite some Congress leaders flaying the "overbearing" attitude of ally Trinamool Congress, West. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Rice shortage to hit Bengal] Reference
He was a very, very smart man, but he was sort of arrogant and kind of overbearing, and he had his own problems and his own issues. From Wordnik.com. [Shawn O'Donnell's VirginiaDem.org] Reference
There he had been No. 2 to an overbearing Barry Diller. From Wordnik.com. [Power Failure] Reference
To the G-men, Ashcroft seemed at once overbearing and naive. From Wordnik.com. [THE 9/11 COMMISSION: JUSTICE'S BLIND SPOT] Reference
Lyndon Johnson's in Austin, Texas, is massive and overbearing. From Wordnik.com. [The Remaking Of The President] Reference
"He wasn't really paranoid -- more like overbearing," Keene says. From Wordnik.com. [Neighbors] Reference
But he can also seem overbearing and recklessly shoot from the hip. From Wordnik.com. [THE WASP'S NEST] Reference
Although Bloomberg may be overbearing at times, he's undeniably effective. From Wordnik.com. [America, Inc.] Reference
If we try to lead too boldly, we're accused by Europeans of being overbearing. From Wordnik.com. [The Dangerous Power Vacuum] Reference
The result of this liberalism was an overreaching, overbearing nanny government. From Wordnik.com. [Labels Do Matter] Reference
"Cancer Vixen" is hilarious, especially its portrayal of her overbearing Italian mother. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
Kemp's combination of large-heartedness and cocksureness can make him an overbearing presence. From Wordnik.com. [Pangloss For Veep] Reference
And even Homes can be overbearing: in some of these pieces, significance comes over the loudspeaker. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories That Tell... Stories] Reference
The recently resigned Rumsfeld was still in the room, but for once he was not an overbearing presence. From Wordnik.com. [Bush's Truman Show] Reference
Atta, for instance, was the son of an overbearing father who thought his only boy wasn't tough enough. From Wordnik.com. [Method To The Madness] Reference
Relentless without being overbearing, this is one likely blockbuster that doesn't feel too big for its britches. From Wordnik.com. [Goodbye, Airhead] Reference
The movie might have been overbearing if Beatty weren't smart enough to make fun of himself at every opportunity. From Wordnik.com. [Shock To The System] Reference
But the idea was all but lost in the '80s, when scents were as distinct -- and overbearing -- as the power suits. From Wordnik.com. [How To Smell Like The Gang] Reference
This streak of independence combined with an overbearing self-righteousness drives Washington policymakers crazy. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: The Mixed Blessing Of Jimmy Carter] Reference
This overbearing sleazeball with a hair weave was not only a married man but the father of Shapiro's best college pal. From Wordnik.com. [It's Better To Tell All Than To Tell It Well] Reference
But it should not be moved in bits, like so much booty, to feed an overbearing senator's unslakable appetite for pork. From Wordnik.com. [A Case For Term Limits] Reference
In 2006, when then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited Indonesia, you spoke about America's overbearing foreign policy. From Wordnik.com. [Waiting for Barack] Reference
Whether querulous or imperious, attentive or overbearing, warm or waspish, surcease or succubus, she is as central as the sun. From Wordnik.com. [A New Roof On An Old House] Reference
Members of Congress, tired of being taken for granted by an overbearing White House, have lost faith in the president's political touch. From Wordnik.com. [Is Anyone Listening?] Reference
He says the overbearing parent of an earlier generation, the one who pushed his kid to be a doctor, for example, is now the standard model. From Wordnik.com. [The Parent Trap] Reference
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