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But with cabinet ministers, Labour MPs and Lib Dem activists all warning against excess Lib-Lab intimacy, that may prove a forlorn hope.
It sounds like this woman of yours could do with an excess of attention on her for a change and that may require you to step up from your previous passive role.
"They're common signs and some women notice excess hair and weight gain.
There has also been significant excess mortality this week among those aged 65-plus, coinciding with circulating flu and the recent cold snaps.
Buy lots of grapefruit (they're a great way to start January mornings after 10 days of excess ), while any leftover mint, coriander and beansprouts can all go into stir-fries or clear soups with garlic, ginger and other bits and pieces you have lurking in the fridge.
What's more, I'd argue that plenty of younger Guardian writers take a left slant on all sorts of things – including the shortcomings of the Labour party and the excess pay and bonuses enjoyed by top corporate executives (now there's a bit of subtle).
In a letter to the information commissioner, Ipsa said: "Primarily, a trial of extracting and redacting receipts and invoices for the purposes of publication showed that the cost would be in excess of £1m for additional staffing and IT costs alone, compared to the approximate £250,000 cost under the chosen model".
Other recommendations included making health practitioners aware of the potential dangers of excess caffeine consumption, screening patients with a history of diet problems and substance abuse for heavy consumption of energy drinks, educating the public about the risks of mixing them with alcohol and better labelling.
That's possible - those types of viewers typically claim to dislike excess confrontation in politics, and what made Romney effective was that his aggression was restrained and respectful - but ultimately, Americans, their claims to the contrary notwithstanding, respond viscerally to alpha dominance in their political leaders.
Requiring a score in excess of 400 to preserve their survival prospects they had mustered 103.
As if One Direction and Bieber weren't enough to have older listeners running to Radio 2 or Absolute Radio – the likely shelters for them to start with – Grimshaw also had Matt Smith taking part in one of the features (The Wheel of Four Tunes) while another feature, Show Quizness, revels in the excess of celebrity magazine fodder.
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The primary grammatical function of "excess" is that of a noun , often functioning as a subject or object within a sentence. As demonstrated in Ludwig's examples, it refers to a state of exceeding limits or the amount by which something exceeds.
Expression frequency: Very common
