Sentence examples for excess of force from inspiring English sources

But the concertos, all written for her, showed how the concept of a piece with solo percussionist so easily lures composers into an excess of force.

With both the traditional choreography for the main part of the ballet, and the abundance of fine detail of the additional dances Mr. Tomasson has created in approximately period idiom, the dancers showed technical brilliance but never any excess of force.

The player could apply physical torque or impetus to the machine (called "body English"), the amount of such force allowable being controlled by cut-off switches, which could be set so that an excess of force would flash on a "Tilt" sign, ending the game automatically.

Among his other original contributions to Western thought was his development of Aristotle's kinetic theory of motion (the principle that nothing moves unless it is moved by an external force), by affirming that velocity is directly proportional to the excess of force to resistance.

Erwin Chemerinsky, a law professor at the University of California, Irvine, who wrote a report on departmental abuses after Rampart, said, "Bratton made clear that the culture that tolerated an excess of force, where a code of silence was just pervasive, could no longer be tolerated".

Kilvington affirms that every excess of force over resistance suffices for motion; thus, whenever force is greater than resistance, there is motion.

Lollie's disturbing cell phone video is making headlines as a national debate swells around racial profiling and excess use of force by police departments across the country.

The mouth began to move, then open wide, as the cars ascended with the speed of a rocket, achieving acceleration forces in excess of G-force 1.

It is capable of absorbing up to 5,000 Gs of shock, far in excess of the forces generated by a normal golf swing.

As Delia neared the Texas coastline, it managed to intensify into a strong tropical storm with winds of 70 mph (110 km/h) and reconnaissance reported winds well in excess of hurricane-force in numerous squalls associated with the storm.

The Occupy movement has become a worldwide phenomenon, but it began in New York, and is deeply rooted here; and, sadly, the ham-fisted practice of responding to it with excesses of police force are now also identified with New York.