Sentence examples for had been excessive from inspiring English sources

A spokesperson denied this was because payouts to Becht had been excessive.

(The Navy's Office of Industrial Relations conceded that Deer's detention had been "excessive").

In 1995, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the original damages had been excessive.

John R. Bianchi, a spokesman for the National Audubon Society, said he thought pesticide spraying had been excessive.

These documents, and the revelation that senior South Yorkshire police officers acknowledged privately there had been excessive police violence and perjury, have never been disclosed before.

In resigning, Mr. Lehrer said that the use of acousticians, engineers, architects and consultants had been excessive, a concern other critics of the redevelopment share.

"Personally, I think the amount of chemistry that I had was excessive.

"His D.L. stints have been excessive.

Some of the reaction to that law has been excessive.

(I agree that four reporters may have been excessive).

It would have been excessive if we killed 300".