Excesses

Word EXCESSES
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Definitions and meanings of "Excesses"

What do we mean by excesses?

The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or proper

The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.

An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.

Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.

A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.

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The word "excesses" in example sentences

During a sales pitch to Life Partners clients and others at a Dallas hotel Aug. 20, Mr. Pardo, after attacking what he called the excesses of federal regulators, said he had "had the pleasure" of letting Mr. Perry use the plane for his South Carolina campaign kickoff. ❋ Mark Maremont (2011)

Hillary said that if she becomes president, the federal government will take more of an active role in the economy to address what she called the excesses of the market. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Farida Baloch appealed to international humanrights organisations to takenotice of what she called excesses of the government against the Baloch people. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And certain it is, that he was foremost amongst the courtiers in those adventures which we call the excesses of gayety and folly, though too often leading to Solomon's wisdom and his sadness. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

And certain it is, that he was foremost amongst the courtiers in those adventures which we call the excesses of gayety and folly, though too often leading to ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management, notes that recessions are typically preceded by what he calls "excesses" that need to be purged from the economy.

Rubio's use of the word "excesses" is quite ironic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dem Jack Conway's new ad hammering Rand Paul over his college excesses is accurate on the facts, and it's legit to raise questions about his past views as a way of probing whether his current posture as a conservative Christian is genuine, the victim of Paul's Aqua Buddha prank just told me in an interview. ❋ Greg Sargent (2010)

"We believe that Citigroup's financial targets can encourage short-term excesses over long-term prudence," Mayo wrote in a note to clients titled "A Matter of Trust." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now, I'm not a fan of Hillary either, but I'd rather vote for someone who made a bad vote she won't apologize for than someone who thinks Ronald Reagan got it, or was the right person for the right time, or that America in the '80s were used to' excesses '- mainly referring to the civil rights movement, feminist movement, union movement and other such things that Ronald Reagan actively worked against. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It was in essence a public relations stunt designed to give the impression the government was reining in the 'excesses' -- including murder -- uncovered by Senator Church's probe. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Great companies take advantage of down times to de-clutter "excesses" - ie., any drains on time, money or people resources generating little or no return They scale back to what they do best in order to be at their best. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Yet there is not the slightest hint that the author has considered the possibility that the origin of these "excesses" -- what Austrians call malinvestments -- is purely economic and avoidable. ❋ Unknown (2008)

John Calvin’s 16th century reply to medieval Catholicism’s buy-your-way-out-of-purgatory excesses is Evangelicalism’s latest success story, complete with an utterly sovereign and micromanaging deity, sinful and puny humanity, and the combination’s logical consequence, predestination: the belief that before time’s dawn, God decided whom he would save (or not), unaffected by any subsequent human action or decision. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Which of the so-called excesses of the 60's and 70's does he deplore? ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is now commonplace and politically correct to blame what is referred to as the excesses of capitalism for the economic problems we face, and especially for the Wall Street fraud that dominates the business news. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If there's any reform needed, it's to the electoral ecosystem and it's excesses, which is something that's legislatively addressable - probably a thousand times easier (and less risky) than attempting to overhaul the constitution. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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