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It would be hard to overstate the impact that these programs have had on Canada's universities - which conduct more than one-third of all research in this country.On ne saurait exagérer les retombées de ces programmes dans les universités canadiennes, où s'effectue plus d'un tiers de la recherche menée au pays.©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
The loan portfolio shown in Corposol's statements turned out to be overstated by millions of dollars.Le montant de l'encours de crédits établi dans les états financiers de Corposol s'est avéré surestimé de plusieurs millions de dollars.Peck Christen, Robert,Rosenberg, RichardPeck Christen, Robert,Rosenberg, Richardck Christen, Robert,Rosenberg, RichardPeck Christen, Robert,Rosenberg, Richar© 2012 CGAP: Consultative Group to Assist the Poorhttp://www.cgap.org 09.02.2012ck Christen, Robert,Rosenberg, RichardPeck Christen, Robert,Rosenberg, Richar© 2012 CGAP: Consultative Group to Assist the Poorhttp://www.cgap.org 09.02.2012
This is a fundamental funding gap and the importance of addressing it cannot be overstated.Ceci constitue un manque à gagner important au sujet duquel on ne saurait trop insister.©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
The importance of quantitative methods cannot be overstated.On ne saurait trop insister sur l'utilité des méthodes quantitatives.© 2010 IFChttp://www.ifc.org 22.11.2010© 2010 IFChttp://www.ifc.org 22.11.2010
The Advisory Committee was informed that this amount had been overstated and that the daily cost per person for the scale of issue amounted to $0.22, that is, the estimate should be more than halved.Le Comité consultatif a été informé que ce montant était exagéré et que le coût par personne et par jour sur la base de l'échelle prévue était de 0,22 dollar, si bien que le montant estimatif devrait être réduit de plus de moitié.© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010http://www.un.org/ 12.02.2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 12.02.2011
Regional representation, although not to be overstated, is one of the values to be taken into account in defining meaningful representation and determining whether government action offends s. 3.Quoique son importance ne doive pas être exagérée, la représentation régionale est une des valeurs qui doit être prise en considération pour définir la notion de représentation utile et pour déterminer si une mesure gouvernementale viole l'art. 3.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 31.10.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 31.10.2011
Gower J. stated that while some of Mr. Evans' fears about his relationship with the union may have been overstated in this case, they were not without foundation and were therefore not unreasonable.Le juge Gower a estimé que, même si certaines des craintes de M. Evans au sujet de sa relation avec le syndicat ont peut-être été exagérées en l'espèce, elles n'étaient pas sans fondement et, partant, n'étaient pas déraisonnables.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 06.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 06.11.2011
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overstate
verb
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Past | overstated |
Imperative | overstate |
Present Participle (Participle I) | overstating |
Past Participle (Participle II) | overstated |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I overstate | we overstate |
you overstate | you overstate |
he/she/it overstates | they overstate |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am overstating | we are overstating |
you are overstating | you are overstating |
he/she/it is overstating | they are overstating |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have overstated | we have overstated |
you have overstated | you have overstated |
he/she/it has overstated | they have overstated |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been overstating | we have been overstating |
you have been overstating | you have been overstating |
he/she/it has been overstating | they have been overstating |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I overstated | we overstated |
you overstated | you overstated |
he/she/it overstated | they overstated |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was overstating | we were overstating |
you were overstating | you were overstating |
he/she/it was overstating | they were overstating |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had overstated | we had overstated |
you had overstated | you had overstated |
he/she/it had overstated | they had overstated |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been overstating | we had been overstating |
you had been overstating | you had been overstating |
he/she/it had been overstating | they had been overstating |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will overstate | we shall/will overstate |
you will overstate | you will overstate |
he/she/it will overstate | they will overstate |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be overstating | we shall/will be overstating |
you will be overstating | you will be overstating |
he/she/it will be overstating | they will be overstating |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have overstated | we shall/will have overstated |
you will have overstated | you will have overstated |
he/she/it will have overstated | they will have overstated |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been overstating | we shall/will have been overstating |
you will have been overstating | you will have been overstating |
he/she/it will have been overstating | they will have been overstating |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would overstate | we should/would overstate |
you would overstate | you would overstate |
he/she/it would overstate | they would overstate |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be overstating | we should/would be overstating |
you would be overstating | you would be overstating |
he/she/it would be overstating | they would be overstating |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have overstated | we should/would have overstated |
you would have overstated | you would have overstated |
he/she/it would have overstated | they would have overstated |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been overstating | we should/would have been overstating |
you would have been overstating | you would have been overstating |
he/she/it would have been overstating | they would have been overstating |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am overstated | we are overstated |
you are overstated | you are overstated |
he/she/it is overstated | they are overstated |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being overstated | we are being overstated |
you are being overstated | you are being overstated |
he/she/it is being overstated | they are being overstated |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been overstated | we have been overstated |
you have been overstated | you have been overstated |
he/she/it has been overstated | they have been overstated |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was overstated | we were overstated |
you were overstated | you were overstated |
he/she/it was overstated | they were overstated |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being overstated | we were being overstated |
you were being overstated | you were being overstated |
he/she/it was being overstated | they were being overstated |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been overstated | we had been overstated |
you had been overstated | you had been overstated |
he/she/it had been overstated | they had been overstated |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be overstated | we shall/will be overstated |
you will be overstated | you will be overstated |
he/she/it will be overstated | they will be overstated |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been overstated | we shall/will have been overstated |
you will have been overstated | you will have been overstated |
he/she/it will have been overstated | they will have been overstated |