Sentence examples for exorbitant surplus from inspiring English sources

But they did trade him, and they did not win any championships, and now the Knicks are bringing back Mark Jackson -- importing a bit of New York moxie to set up their exorbitant surplus of shooting guards.

The colonists were divided by religion and industry, but they shared a common identity as consumers of British products — and, increasingly, as wronged consumers, once Britain levied exorbitant tariffs and used America as a dumping ground for surplus goods.

These surplus lines insurers still exist today, but stay away from them, because their quotes will be exorbitant.

The thrill was exorbitant.

Prices are often exorbitant.

And the costs are exorbitant.

Ticket prices are exorbitant by Indian standards.

Jimmy Carter, apparently, handicapped his efforts to reduce Germany's trade surplus by addressing the more formal Helmut Schmidt, the German chancellor, by his first name.The book's title was inspired by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, France's finance minister in the 1960s, who once described the enormous benefit America derived from the dollar's reserve status as its "exorbitant privilege".

"They paid themselves exorbitant salaries.

Fans have paid exorbitant prices for tickets.

The costs have been exorbitant.