Those numbers overstate how well the overall market has done, however.

But they also say that the numbers overstate the case.

These numbers overstate the security of some recipients who have little income but live with better-off relatives.

The numbers overstate the successes somewhat, because Government job creation and training programs account for a further 3.5 percent of the work force.

The raw numbers somewhat overstate how many of the foundation-sponsored machines are currently in use.

But those numbers may overstate individual investors' appetite for stock funds.

The commission has since concluded that number wildly overstated the amount of investigative activity.

But experts said these numbers overstated the market value.

Actually, the dire numbers probably overstated the case, in that the hotel tax hit New York at about the same time as did the recession.

The numbers were uniformly bad, but may have overstated just how poor conditions are.