“For four decades he has quietly been a voice of reason and restraint in a critical world prone to overstatement.”

“To call the acting wooden would be overstatement, but it's often stiff and mannered.”

“That the mining operations have uplifted the standard of living of the people in that region is not an overstatement.”

“I'm not so sure you're helping your cause when you make silly overstatements like that.”

“Official overstatements of the amount the nation has been setting aside for retirement have compounded the problem.”

“As a result the bonds and currencies of these countries nose-dived, creating overstatements.”