Sentence examples for excessive by the from inspiring English sources

"To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much and too little, excessive (by the limitless expansion of the ego, by emotive submersion) and impoverished (by the codes of which love diminishes and levels it)." – Roland Barthes.

His use of bouncers at Trent Bridge during the 1948 tour was seen as excessive by the English crowd, who booed him.

That incident followed two other flaring events deemed excessive by the air quality agency — one Sept. 19 following a power cut, and another July 11 from a software malfunction.

But that unity of purpose -- already under a bit of strain by Washington's public hectoring of Russia and China over Syria -- will come apart if the United States insists on goals deemed excessive by the rest of the permanent five Security Council members plus Germany, the so-called "P5+1" negotiating group.

Damon Wise The most excessive movie by the most excessive director of the most excessive decade of the 20th century, Tommy is the madly outlandish pinnacle of 70s rock-opera.

The number of animals used in research is not excessive by comparison with the food industry or the numbers of destroyed pets".

We calculated the prevalence of excessive drinking by dividing the number of excessive drinkers by the total number of students, and multiplying by 100.

These days, the British pub is utterly beset by excessive taxation, by the smoking ban and supermarket pricing.

There is no justice for the protestors who became victims of excessive force by the police.

Holm Jarrett was suspended from the Games for excessive partying by the United States team leader, Avery Brundage.

Excessive intrusion by the OfS could well stifle the vigour of the sector.