Example sentences of "[art] excess [prep] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The excess of expenditure over income was £83,604 , and the TBC was obliged to rely on subventions from the government ; that continued reliance was to be a significant factor in decisions that were taken later . |
| 2 | The excess of male over female cases found in this age group is consistent with epidemiological studies but is still not generally appreciated in either hospital or primary care . |
| 3 | Indeed GP referrals account for nearly all the excess of female over male referrals . |
| 4 | This case is illustrated in Fig. 7–2 , where it may be checked that the excess of revenue over variable costs ( the shaded area ) is equal to the fixed cost C , and that a rise in C would shift the equilibrium horizontally . |
| 5 | Suppose first that T = 0 , so that the excess of interest over new debt is financed by a capital tax . |
| 6 | This combination of data — an excess of GP over other referrals of women , together with a significantly greater likelihood of diversion of women referred by GPs away from compulsory admission compared with other female referrals — suggests apparent discrimination on the part of GPs against women . |
| 7 | For thousands of years , poor drainage and an excess of rainfall over evapo-transpiration has favoured sphagnum peat growth . |
| 8 | An excess of GP referrals over other referrals of women informally admitted was matched by an excess of female over male GP referrals who were informally admitted . |
| 9 | However , when demand is slack and there is an excess of supply over the demand for units , the bid price may equal the cancellation price . |
| 10 | There is thus now an excess of supply over demand which augurs badly for the UK as its North Sea oil is relatively expensive to produce and this has put certain marginal oil fields out of production . |
| 11 | What was detested was an excess of form over content , the gratuitous flamboyance of tail-fins on cars , extravagant use of cloth in clothing . |
| 12 | Measurements reveal a pronounced seasonal range in concentration at Mauna Loa of about 6–7 ppm , which reflects an excess of photosynthesis over respiration during the spring and summer , and the reverse during the autumn and winter . |