Sentence examples for this is surplus from inspiring English sources

To a dance-accustomed audience this is surplus to requirement, weighing heavily on the imaginative leaps of the choreography.

"We want to know what Bellevue's needs are before we say all this hospital land is surplus".

When this is positive, there is surplus power which can be stored in the battery.

Benayoun has seen just one minute of action for the Blues this season and looks to be surplus to requirements following the arrival of fellow midfielder Juan Mata from Valencia.

This is clearly surplus from a Falls Church Montgomery Ward that went out of business.

This is the surplus value theory of profit.

This is a surplus of 160% in comparison to the average (67 mm) from the period 1981 to 2010 for this region and month.

Compared to the long-term (1981 to 2010) averages for these months in the region of Hannover (56 and 65 mm), this is a surplus of 93% and 125% of rainfall.

"My bedroom was surplus to its requirements.

Again, the problem was surplus, wrote Ferguson.

How are surplus goods being used?