Sentence examples for excessive excessive from inspiring English sources

"I think any time you have one powerful institution and particularly a predominant religion in a community, those who are not part of that feel that there is an excessive, excessive control, especially politically," said Ross C. Anderson, the city's Democratic mayor.

Is it excessive polling, excessive fund-raising or what?

He might think putting a cap on housing benefit sensible because some payments (£100,000 a year?) seem excessive, are excessive.

According to the former, pain results from excessive stimulation (e.g., excessive heat or cold, excessive damage to the tissues).

"They're using excessive speed and making excessive noise," he said.

In fact, California's problem is not excessive crime, but excessive punishment.

Diabetes insipidus, pathological endocrine condition characterized by excessive thirst and excessive production of very dilute urine.

In the showy role of the sleazy Engineer, pimp and master manipulator, Kevin Gray is too excessive at being excessive.

Excessive rewards fuelled excessive risk-taking which in turn led to the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

I suspect it'll just be the usual – excessive eating, excessive red wine, and then everyone is sort of passed out asleep by 5pm.

"Above all, what matters is – is the person running the IMF someone who understands the dangers of excessive debt, excessive deficit?