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Also, I am routinely rejected as "un-insurable" because I have migraines (more women suffer than men from these) and, 15 years ago, had an eating disorder (a result of over-valuing our society's version of beauty?).
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To suggest that they do already colors the analysis by over-valuing the concerns of the powerful or by under-valuing — delegitimizing — the concerns of the disempowered minority.
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To suggest that they do already colors the analysis by over-valuing the concerns of the powerful or by under-valuing—delegitimizing—the concerns of the disempowered minority.
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Friday shareholders were over-valuing Bear Stearns by about 14 times.
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In addition, Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Walsh's real estate team helped hide the weakness of Lehman's balance sheet by over-valuing it's commercial real estate assets.
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For example, stop over-valuing "unwavering perfection" "unwavering agreement" and "the ability to mindread one's every thought and need without openly communicating."
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Eating disorder sufferers often have distorted senses of their "body schema" - which we conveniently confuse with vanity or an over-valuing of skinny media images.
Archive 2006-12-01 Laura Collins 2006
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Eating disorder sufferers often have distorted senses of their "body schema" - which we conveniently confuse with vanity or an over-valuing of skinny media images.
"Feeling fat" Laura Collins 2006
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In this manner, he counters Dribble's fetishism (his over-valuing of leather) with a value scheme that sets appreciation at odds with acquisition and possession.
"Wedded to Books': Bibliomania and the Romantic Essayists 2004
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It's a difficult point to make, and I make it with some hesitation, but it seems to me that the over-valuing of an absolute right of veto in these circumstances may be a mistake and, I say it with trepidation because this is a terrible phrase to use, in the best interests of both incumbent and parish, it's not always the case that an absolute right of veto is essential or even healthy.
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