Sentence examples for exceeding in size from inspiring English sources

President Obama has ordered a freeze on new offshore drilling leases as well as a "thorough review" into what is almost sure to be the worst oil spill in this country's history — exceeding in size and environmental damage the calamitous Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989.

The recently discovered Pandoraviruses are by far the largest viruses known, with their 2 megabase genomes exceeding in size the genomes of numerous bacteria and archaea.

New Guinea is the second largest island in the world, exceeded in size only by Greenland.

Pfizer, a drug giant, rivals Microsoft in market capitalisation, and the two are exceeded in size only by General Electric.

Exceeded in size only by the moose, large male elk from Alberta average 380 kg (840 pounds) in early winter.

China's new sovereign wealth fund is exceeded in size by those of several Persian Gulf nations.

Though exceeded in size by that of Spain, it was the wealthiest, backed by the overwhelming naval power of Great Britain.

A successful takeover may also exceed in size the acquisitions of Time Warner by America Online or that of Mannesmann by Vodafone, which rank first and second, respectively.

Markets rallied around the world in response to the concerted defense of the euro, a package that exceeded in size the United States bank bailout two years ago.

An article on Friday about a proposal to display all 5,201 submissions to the World Trade Center memorial competition misstated the number of works in "Matisse Picasso" at the Museum of Modern of Art, an exhibition that this one would greatly exceed in size.

It is the fifth largest country in the world, exceeded in size only by Russia, Canada, China, and the United States, though its area is greater than that of the 48 conterminous U.S. states.