Example sentences for: under-

How can you use “under-” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • There are, of course, always going to be under- and overreactions, like the one that victimized Tyco or the one that sent the stock of Cisco (which I own shares of) plummeting on Friday after an unsubstantiated rumor that the company would miss estimates hit the Street.

  • Under pressure from President Clinton, the leading theater trade association says it will now bar the under-17 crowd from R-rated movies; rumors have it that the MPAA will be stricter about slapping R ratings onto violent movies; Disney plans to stop featuring guns in its marketing materials; and studios have canceled the development of some teen horror movies.

  • The apparent discrepancy between reported and observed behavior may indicate under- or overreporting of discriminatory behavior or may result from health-care professionals within the same institution having observed the same incidents.

  • "If successful, working visits to Beijing by US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and Under-Secretary of State Thomas Pickering could go a long way in getting day-to-day links back to the level they were before Nato's bombing of China's embassy in Belgrade," the paper said.

  • UREs may under- or over-estimate the actual risk of exposure to these compounds, as the predictions are extrapolations from tests in animals and/or the effects of low doses.


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