The result is a gross overstatement of earnings that the S.E.C. allows.

"China is not going to take over; that is a gross overstatement," Ms. Jacobs said.

Chocky explained that 'millions' was a gross overstatement.

But, given modern standards, it would be a gross overstatement to call Japan a military power.

Ms. Messinger, calling his account "a gross overstatement of what happened," says the final list reflected her desire to construct a more representative board.

Kearny considered some claims valid and others gross overstatements.

I assure you that the report of a 'massacre of Piebalds' is a gross overstatement.

This description of my grandfather Rudolf Wertime is a gross overstatement and very likely far from accurate.

It didn't take long for critics to leap upon what appeared to be a gross overstatement, if not an outright lie.

To say that Visual Basic does not require any previous programming skill is a gross overstatement.