Sentence examples for excessive as a from inspiring English sources

The appeals court, while noting that the award was "somewhat arbitrary" and "would be a huge windfall," said it was not excessive as a legal matter.

Still, McConnell and his fellow Republicans claim to be so concerned about Washington spending – he used the word "spending" 14 times in his NBC News Meet the Press appearance Sunday and "excessive" as a modifier six times – that they appear willing to risk an economic catastrophe by not extending the nation's debt limit when it expires in a few months.

"The punitive damages award against Exxon was excessive as a matter of maritime law," wrote Justice David Souter for the majority in the case, Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker.

Considering the questionable survival benefit and high incidence of postoperative complications, surgical resection for a large cerebellar lesion could seem to be excessive as a treatment option.

After all, many observers who find suicide bombing a tad excessive as far as political protest goes in the British context are inclined to view it as a legitimate and even admirable form of "resistance" when it comes to Israel.

U.S. District Judge William Bertelsman of the Eastern District of Kentucky ruled Wednesday that the method Sumner used to handcuff the children was "unreasonable and constituted excessive force as a matter of law".

It is a spectacle as deliberately excessive as the Klencke Atlas, a majestic display of ownership and control of space.

BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten described excessive payouts as a "cultural issue" at the broadcaster.

Both times, the university police cited excessive drinking as a factor.

He was right, too, to identify excessive drinking as a likely factor.

But the Madoff sentence has always struck me as excessive and as a result of media pressure.