Sentence examples for top given the from inspiring English sources

The court has to decide whether her arrest was constitutionally over the top, given the nature of the offense.

But Carney's rhetoric is over the top — given the relatively small amounts of money involved and the uncertainty about what future Congresses will do.

If the potential for maneuver at the top, given the fundamentals of the French economy and the rules of the monetary Union, is extremely limited, it is easier to focus on personality than on policy.

In his suit, Mr. Briscoe says he scored the highest of the 77 candidates for lieutenant on the oral portion of the exam, but he expected to be only 24th from the top given the way the city weighted the two sections.

That's pretty heavy breathing for a Securities and Exchange Commission document, but Roger Lee, a general partner at the venture capital firm Battery Ventures, doesn't think it was over the top given the fakery for sale out there in the world.

I think it would have sent the entirely wrong message had the president and first lady (and their decorator, Michael Smith) chosen a redo that was ostentatious, showy or over the top, given the fact that most of the country is suffering from an economic recession that just won't quit (in addition to a growing deficit, thanks in part to our involvement in two wars).

Salt sprinkled on top gives the tongue a quick buzz.

The peach juices bubbled up onto the top, giving the pastry a sunset-orange caramelized glaze.

Obama's Race to the Top gave the entire charter school enterprise a substantial boost.

She wore an elegant black-and-white outfit whose top gave the impression of being covered in dramatic white fringe.

"But putting that name up on top gives the perception that the corporation is calling the shots".