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Charlotte Hebebrand of the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council says wealthy countries should break the habit of over-promising and under-delivering.
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Charlotte Hebebrand of the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council says wealthy countries should break the habit of over-promising and under-delivering.
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Are the studies flawless and worthy of academic tenure or are they themselves over-promising?
Jonathan Lewis: Measuring Your Money's Impact Jonathan Lewis 2011
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The authors criticize over-promising and generalizing in the aid business, but they too often do their own exaggerating when it comes to what their methods can deliver.
Measuring How and Why Aid Works—or Doesn't William Easterly 2011
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In his interview, Joe shared that the fundamental problem of the airline industry is that “of over-promising and then inconsistently delivering”.
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Are the studies flawless and worthy of academic tenure or are they themselves over-promising?
Jonathan Lewis: Measuring Your Money's Impact Jonathan Lewis 2011
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Knutsford was a 1999 stock-market phenomenon which has become a case study in over-promising and under-delivering.
Nick Leslau brings his millions to London's ancient harbour 2011
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In the context of massive over-promising, it is simply whistling into the wind to claim that Social Security by itself is solvent if there is enough economic growth.
From Musgrave to Shaviro, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In his interview, Joe shared that the fundamental problem of the airline industry is that “of over-promising and then inconsistently delivering”.
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Complaints included a lack of professionalism or "business realism" among fundraisers; charities sending unsolicited, aimless applications; and charities failing to stick to briefs or "over-promising" what they could achieve.
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