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Over-zealous checking of younger shoppers ages penalises the innocent, civil liberties group claims
Alcohol ID checks 'infantilising' young adults, says survey 2010
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Over-zealous council chiefs are ripping out the ancient trees that line Britain's streets and parks because of misguided fears about health and safety.
Archive 2008-02-01 FIDO The Dog 2008
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As another example, I worked for a summer on the grounds crew at a commercial airport, mowing lawns with a very respectable middle-aged man who admitted he still suffered from OZFS, Over-zealous Fan Syndrome.
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Over-zealous surveillance tactics of the intelligence community such as wiretapping, infiltrating organizations by bribing employees to work as spies (thereby disrupting normal and lawful humanitarian activities), and engaging in other forms of harassment - when added to the above bleak picture - will not only chill, but will freeze completely American Muslim charitable giving overseas.
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Over-zealous water consumers in the greater Johannesburg area can expect a maximum fine of R750 for transgressing water restrictions, the Greater Johannesburg Transitional Metropolitan
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Over-zealous friends are responsible to an extent for the failure of many promising young men.
Watch Yourself Go By Ben W. [Illustrator] Warden
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Over-zealous fan celebrations at soccer matches usually fall in to one of two categories: visually stunning, or personally dangerous to the players on the pitch.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Over-zealous fan celebrations at soccer matches usually fall in to one of two categories: visually stunning, or personally dangerous to the players on the pitch.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Over-zealous officials are said to have banned bagpipes from the terraces amid fears that they could distract Scotland's opponents - despite the fact that they have featured in previous tournaments around the world.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Over-zealous Republican congresscritters demanded a GAO investigation, which turned up nothing more shocking than the normal wear and tear associated with occupying the same offices for eight years.
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