It s difficult to overstate what these findings mean for climate policy.

But it is easy to overstate the significance of this case, too.

Despite some legitimate concerns about safety, it is hard to overstate the overwhelming benefits.

But it is hard to overstate the outcome s importance to the rest of the world.

It is difficult to overstate the dependence of modern economies on large scale computer systems.

It was impossible to overstate the importance of full and timely payment in that regard.

True, many skeptics argue that with reasonable low cost prophylactic measures, large scale cyber meltdowns are highly implausible, and that doom mongers overstate the worst case scenarios.

In this era of proliferating international courts and tribunals, we cannot overstate the importance of the Court's leadership role as the only universal international court with general jurisdiction.

If anything, the proclamation of a systemic crisis poured fuel on the fire. Investors took Europe s leaders at their word, because politicians usually downplay rather than overstate a crisis.

For example, US multinational corporations sometimes over invoice import bills or under report export earnings to reduce their tax obligations. Again, this would work to overstate the recorded current account deficit.

Are accounting gimmicks being used to overstate the true value of foreign capital contributions? Bolivia s government has, so far, simply raised questions, and set in motion a process for ascertaining the answer.

While CARICOM appreciated the steps undertaken by States to prevent the likelihood of accidents, it could not overstate the damage that would be done to the ecosystems and economies of its countries should an accident occur.

It is difficult to overstate the dependence of modern economies on large scale computer systems. But imagine if one day a host of key communications satellites were incapacitated, or the databases of major financial systems were erased.

NEW YORK While the United States recently reported 3.5 GDP growth in the third quarter, suggesting that the most severe recession since the Great Depression is over, the American economy is actually much weaker than official data suggest. But official measures of GDP may grossly overstate growth in the economy as they don't capture the fact that business sentiment among small firms is abysmal and their output is still falling sharply.