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  • They clashed several times last season, most notably over a newspaper interview in which Tevez said Mark Hughes should not have been sacked and criticised Mancini's training methods, accusing him of over-working the players by holding occasional double training sessions.

    Carlos Tevez furious with Roberto Mancini's negative tactics at City Daniel Taylor 2010

  • She had been over-working her tear-ducts. “Yes mother? ” I replied.

    365 tomorrows » 2007 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007

  • Georgia, in their quest to save money, are over-working their employees and treating them as if they were slaves, thus exacerbating the problem by losing seasoned workers that knew the system and were able to help people; their years of experience allowed them to serve huge caseloads and still maintain some semblance of competence in a state agency that is quickly being destroyed.

    Social Services In Georgia Is Collapsing And Their Legal System Punishes The Sick And Disadvantaged 2009

  • You've described my biscuit experience exactly: the under-worked dough for fear of over-working it, the addition of milk, and an overall disappointment with the fluffiness factor.

    TWD: Sweet Potato Biscuits 2009

  • I've been working on a pic of Neptune, and I'm trying way too hard and over-working it.

    eros-archer Diary Entry eros-archer 2008

  • Small alliances - or those without a lot of PvP expertise under their belt - seem more likely to risk over-working a small experienced PvP pool.

    My friend's keeper 2007

  • Small alliances - or those without a lot of PvP expertise under their belt - seem more likely to risk over-working a small experienced PvP pool.

    September 2007 2007

  • The SACP Discussion Document warns against "over-working" the concept of Bonapartism, and yet it does precisely this.

    MANAGING NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION 2006

  • The thrust seemed to be toward blaming Reyes and the Vanguard staff for over-working the ship and failing to provide it with proper maintenance.

    Harbinger DAVID MACK 2005

  • Artificially increasing our energy before a workout unnaturally boosts performance, which can lead to over-working muscles, dizziness, and fatigue.

    Kinesthetic Intelligence 2005

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