Yet in this case, as in others, insurrections against the sway of scientific truth appeared among some overzealous religionists.
Had it not been for one suspicion in this cold Protestant’s breast, one cause of antipathy against this overzealous Catholic, Mr. Smithson would not only have esteemed Louis, but would have taken him to his heart.
This is not the dream of an overzealous mind seeking sincerely to right a terrible wrong.
Millions were spent by the overzealous in machinery and mills not adapted to the country's needs.
Colonel Zachary Taylor and Lieutenant Jefferson Davis, both later to achieve great fame, were among those who guarded the rights of the Iowa Indians and ejected overzealous frontiersmen and "squatters.
I daily paid my compliments to the bishops, though ordinarily I was not overzealous in such matters.
Nor, on the other hand, was it overzealous in pressing its own claims too far.
Innovations must not only have evident merit, but their merit must also be so indubitably proven by application and use as to replace the old and revered, in spite of the opposition of overzealous conservatism.
Yet such is the attitude of many well-intentioned but overzealous persons with respect to our naval and military system and armaments.
Nearly did for me, my overzealous friend," said Cleek, after a time.
What else can Simon think but that his friend was killed by some overzealous protector of mine?
To protect Negroes from overzealousrecruiters for the branch, the bureau had announced in October 1945 that any Negro in the general service desiring transfer to the Steward's Branch had to make his request in writing.
How could they insure that an overzealous commander might not, in the interest of a higher efficiency report, upset anti-discrimination programs that called for subtle negotiation?
