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Stealing backward glances as he ran, he was always ready to whirl around and down the overzealous pursuer that outran his fellows.

Later, people like the fictional Steptoe & Son, used to collect scrap, rags and anything else you didn't want, but overzealous environmental protection laws have outlawed the small dealers who performed a public service and earned an honest living for themselves.

I DRAW the attention of the Chairman Federal Bureau of Revenue to the overzealous actions of his staff.

In America, midterm elections serve as a break on the hegemony of a single party, and at times the worst instincts of an overzealous incumbent.

For this to continue, farms must not be hamstrung by overzealous environmental commitments, said guest speaker Guy Smith, the NFU's deputy president.

The judge said that "taxpayers should not shoulder costs of violations by overzealous state officers."

The statement further added that a situation where the Ohanaze elders are being used by some overzealous Igbo officers to advance their agenda is indeed worrisome and calls for concern.

Here is an opportunity for you to redeem the situation you have been trapped into by your overzealous bureaucrats: simply ask the Finance Department to send you a bill of all expenses incurred in this visit and refund the amount from your own pocket

Graham Cattermole was giving his marching orders by an overzealous security guard after he popped into the supermarket to pick up some shopping.

'OVERZEALOUS' Eric Bailly is not the finished article yet but will only get better with age and maturity, according to former United defender Gary Pallister.

The Guisborough school has apologised, admitting it may have been "overzealous".