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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
overshoot .
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Examples
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The basic idea is that every new tech product starts out undershooting customer needs and then - because technology gets better faster than customers needs go up - eventually "overshoots" them.
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"overshoots" as the drop in private investment cuts employment, and consumer demand falls to even lower levels which prompts a further retrenchment by financial intermediaries and businesses.
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At the same time, it's hard to believe Mr. Bernanke's Fed would have a different attitude to "temporary" inflationary overshoots than Mr. King's Bank of England.
U.K. Bonds and the 'Wages of Fear' Alen Mattich 2011
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Either way, if the Fed overshoots or falls short, it could undermine the faith of the public and the financial markets in the ability of the government to address prolonged high unemployment and the risk of falling prices.
Fed at precipice as it moves to boost economy Neil Irwin 2010
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Having to play through sections, even at high speed, takes time and often overshoots or undershoots the point in question.
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Remember, the U.K.'s temporary overshoots have lasted the best part of five years and are certain to last for at least another two.
U.K. Bonds and the 'Wages of Fear' Alen Mattich 2011
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Either way, if the Fed overshoots or falls short, it could undermine the faith of the public and the financial markets in the ability of the government to address prolonged high unemployment and the risk of falling prices.
Federal Reserve's, Bernanke's credibility on line with new move to boost economy Neil Irwin 2010
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Childlike anticipation overshoots the reality of Christmas morn.
William Grassie: Christmas From The Outside In: A Meditation William Grassie 2011
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Either way, if the Fed overshoots or falls short, it could undermine the faith of the public and the financial markets in the ability of the government to address prolonged high unemployment and the risk of falling prices.
Federal Reserve's, Bernanke's credibility on line with new move to boost economy Neil Irwin 2010
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Childlike anticipation overshoots the reality of Christmas morn.
William Grassie: Christmas From The Outside In: A Meditation William Grassie 2011
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