The phrase "at excess" is not correct and is not commonly used in written English.
It may be intended to convey the idea of something being in excess or beyond a limit, but the phrasing is awkward.
Example: "The costs were at excess, leading to budget overruns."
Alternatives: "in excess" or "beyond limits".
She dislikes listening to herself, and cringes at excess acrobatics: "It's like I'm saying, 'Listen!
The complex financial activities tax aims directly at excess bank profit and pay.
"In egregious cases, public outrage at excess or business failings may risk a company's social licence to operate".
Fed policy makers say that manufacturing is mainly responsible for the economic slowdown as production cuts whittle away at excess inventory that accumulated amid slowing demand.
While clear evidence of the severity of the recession, this also suggests an industry that has been operating at excess capacity for years.
Polke's paintings always hinted at excess, and a view of the world that was somewhat at a tangent to the rest of us.
The strength of this backlash combined with the anger at excess bonuses and a lack of personal relationships mean that many people are looking for more ethical and transparent ways of saving and investing their money.
Prof David Webb, president of the British Pharmacological Society, said: "In recent years, those of us who manage the large number of patients at excess risk of heart disease and strokes have been fighting an uphill battle to persuade them to take statins, a class of medicines that have been repeatedly shown to save lives.
Dr. David A. Staffenberg, the chief of pediatric plastic surgery at the Children's Hospital, performed a 25-minute "maintenance check" on Carl on Wednesday to look at excess fluid under the skin flaps that were placed over his skull after the separation surgery.
