| I always thought it was something simple, like overcompensating materially for our own spare childhood. |
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| Perhaps she was overcompensating for the lies, but he seemed to have a way of drawing out certain bits of information. |
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| You could argue that they're overcompensating for their previous argument. |
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| Some Roma police are much harsher toward Roma than other criminals, overcompensating to show they are not soft on their fellow Gypsies. |
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| This former lawyer may have been overcompensating for his civilian background. |
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| But we all know he's overcompensating for his small point total. |
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| Disability boards and worker compensation laws are only now considering whether they can conscionably deny four to avoid overcompensating one. |
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| We're going out of our heads overcompensating for our low self-esteem and anxiety by overprotecting and overparenting our kids. |
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| This may be overcompensating for the one-sidedness of the 'directional' interpretation, but there is no doubt that configurational analysis does play an essential role. |
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| The survey of 500 interviewers conducted for Barclays LifeSkills reveals that UK candidates are often underprepared and may be overcompensating in other areas to impress. |
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| Based on an annual review by the United Kingdom, the reduction in excise duty shall be adjusted to avoid overcompensating for the extra costs involved in the manufacture of biofuels. |
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| There is therefore no risk of the aid granted under the scheme overcompensating for the additional distance-related costs incurred by beneficiaries. |
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| The reductions in excise duties shall be adjusted to take account of changes in the price of raw materials to avoid overcompensating for the extra costs involved in the manufacture of biofuels. |
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| As I watched the chaotic end of the second game, I felt that Anthony, in dishing the ball to the iron-handed Jeffries, was in fact overcompensating for the heat he'd been taking for ball-hogging and shot-forcing. |
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