It's hard to overstate the significance of this contribution to the national security.

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It's hard to overstate Burt Williams's influence: Since its creation, Williams Selyem has been the mother ship of Sonoma Pinot Noir and, more recently, of Mendocino Pinot training and spinning off several generations of winemakers.

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It is hard to overstate Georgia's importance for the West.

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It is hard to overstate Fannie's and Freddie's importance in the housing market, both as holders or guarantors of half of America's mortgages, and as lenders who have stepped in as private finance has collapsed.

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