I think grandparents can kind of overstep their boundaries. From Wordnik.com. [Jenny McCarthy Shape Cover Photo Airbrushed] Reference
AZ didn't "overstep" their authority, they amended it. From Wordnik.com. [courierpress.com Stories] Reference
Oppenheimer can overstep in his technology-bashing. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Futurist: Are Computers Wrecking Schools?] Reference
When people overstep boundaries of human dignity. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2003] Reference
We may sometimes, indeed, overstep the boundary-line. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 58, August, 1862] Reference
Brunner hesitated, not wishing to overstep his bounds. From Wordnik.com. [Oberheim (Voices)] Reference
Did the Democrats go too far in responding and did Boehner overstep?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2006] Reference
Allow yourself to shine but don't overstep your boundaries, she warns. From Wordnik.com. [Five Tricks To Manage Your Manager] Reference
Decent pace bowlers – and Amir is very decent – do not overstep by that much. From Wordnik.com. [High praise for Stuart Broad's finest hour does not overstep the mark] Reference
Thracians, and the Centaurs and Lapiths, never to overstep the bounds of moderation. From Wordnik.com. [Horace and His Influence] Reference
Some of what Welch hears troubles him -- especially when boards overstep their bounds. From Wordnik.com. [Jack On Jack: His Next Chapter] Reference
MCDONALD: The government being involved is fine, it's just when they try and overstep. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 14, 2009] Reference
Brahmana, Manu and Yavakrita's son together set a limit which Surya can never overstep. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
"Government shouldn't be raising kids, and we kind of overstep our bounds a lot of the time. From Wordnik.com. [The Times Today's News] Reference
Not to overstep the subject, we will say just one word about the street plans of our cities. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864] Reference
I do not overstep the mark when I declare that he is the greatest preacher in Kentucky today. From Wordnik.com. [The Kentucky Ranger] Reference
He does not want to, and has repeatedly said it, that he does not want to overstep his bounds. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2005] Reference
It needed only a false or overstep on the part of any government official to bring about an explosion. From Wordnik.com. [The Secrets of the German War Office] Reference
Well, I don't want to overstep my boundaries, but as far as I understand, it has no application, really. From Wordnik.com. [Saxophone Stylings, With A South-Asian Flair] Reference
A lot of this research is still forming, so I want to be careful not to overstep my understanding of this. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Overload: Your Brain On Gadgets] Reference
I'm not going to pry or overstep the bounds of privacy, but I'm not just going to stand there and stammer. From Wordnik.com. [An English teacher learns how to deal with medicated students] Reference
Muse of History by his anxiety to construct a narrative that should not overstep the bounds of probability. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859] Reference
But it most frequently happens that both overstep their respective bounds, and the result is injury to health. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
The New Orleans cops did, indeed I believe way overstep the bounds, but the wheels of justice are starting to turn. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 11, 2005] Reference
Yes, we sometimes overstep and we sometimes make mistakes where we have to apologize on the front page or the cover. From Wordnik.com. [Sex, Lies And Celebrities] Reference
Fast bowlers have always been prone to overstep; it is an occupational hazard, but usually they do so by an inch or two. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan embroiled in no-ball betting scandal against England] Reference
Fearful lest our young sailors should go too far, he instructed the Commodore not to overstep the strict line of defence. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860] Reference
To round out the story of open housing for members of the military, I briefly overstep the closing date given in the title. From Wordnik.com. [Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965] Reference
The thing can be overdone, though, and both the wasps and the rats of Harwan were inclined to overstep the bounds of decorum. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
But it is also the job of Congress to make sure that the executive branch does not overstep its boundaries in terms of power. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 24, 2008] Reference
They were afraid that the civil power would overstep its authority, and by calling a synod, composed of elders only, establish. From Wordnik.com. [The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut] Reference
But the temptation to overstep the bounds of seemliness is so great that it is seldom the collector stops at a mere frontispiece. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
He adds that companies will take care not to overstep, because those that take unpopular political stands will be punished in the economic marketplace. From Wordnik.com. [Free Speech by the Millions] Reference
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