Translation of "Übers ziel hinausschießen" in English

Or he may overshoot.

Consequently, when organizing a barcamp, you should not overdo it by planning and preparing too much.

The red lines are set, as it were, in tablets of stone, and I hope that we will not go too far towards conceding too much.

Used to have a term for kooks who got in way over their heads on a big day at Supers,

In some countries, the authorities ensure that parents do not overstep the mark here – all sorts of curious names are simply refused.

Our group shares the concerns about the harmful effects of tobacco and, apart from a few reservations, generally approves the Commission' s proposals, together with many of the amendments in Mr Ìaaten' s report, although I do not know how effective they will be, especially those which go over the top, as other members have pointed out.

They would overshoot the mark and burden platform operators with too many responsibilities.

However, it is possible to overshoot the mark, even in the case of such an uncontroversial issue.

Full exemption from other requirements would be a step too far.

Nevertheless, I would warn against any regulations which overshoot the target in certain areas.

But, necessary as consumer protection is, we must not overdo it.

I voted against the report, because what the rapporteur is seeking goes much too far.

And can the Saudis be convinced that they, too, are pushing too far?

I think that Nexus Seven runs afoul of his objective, unless his objective is disinformation.

You do not create a corporate image on the fly; laypersons can quickly go overboard.

And remember also: a bubble can always overshoot.

They will not help avert the crisis, because they are shooting wide of the mark.

I think it is right for the Commission to pay sufficient attention to consumer protection from the Commission's point of view, but we must not overshoot the mark.

It is, of course, possible to go too far and give technical data that confuses rather than informs.

The protection of minorities and anti-discrimination policies often swing between two extremes – there is either a shortfall, in terms of policies and protection, or a surplus, in terms of solutions that clearly go beyond their stated objective and become models, which should not be imposed on the Member States and to which I am generally opposed.

It contains some ideas which in my view go far beyond our objective, and I have the impression that there are some people in the Commission – let me make clear that I do not mean you, Commissioner Bolkestein – who have lost sight of the idea of citizens taking responsibility for themselves.

Such a list would go way beyond our objectives and in practice would simply not be feasible.

The aim is not to establish a selection of markings, as a result of which the consumer would no longer be able to see the forest for the trees and would therefore no longer be able to make a clear choice, as I feel that by doing so, we would be overshooting the goal.

Let us stop making these assertions, which overshoot the mark, and let us feel a sense of gratification at the result that we have achieved.

Well, we need to regulate rights to information and consultation with true content within the specific framework in which we operate, that is to say that it is not a simple case of paying lip service to these declarations, but neither do we want to go too far, depriving the management of its powers.