Example sentences of "a excess of [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the whole population , the genotype characterized by two short alleles ( genotype DD ) was associated with an excess of cases with myocardial infarction compared with the two other genotypes ( ID and II ) ( P=0.007 ) . |
| 2 | At the year end the group had an excess of liabilities over assets of £2.987m and was in breach of its main banking facilities . |
| 3 | Although the number of births might fall , there was throughout this period an excess of births over deaths — and , indeed , an excess over deaths plus the loss by emigration . |
| 4 | Nevertheless it can come as a shock to a trained accountant to discover that 21 billion of net expenditure is accounted for in this way : no assets ; no liabilities , just an excess of payments over receipts of 20 ; 8 billion compared with a budgeted excess of 20.6 billion . |
| 5 | Similarly , an excess of payments over receipts can not be called a loss because apart from anything else the payments might include the acquisition of assets . |
| 6 | What we have is an excess of definitions around the feminine whereas men are the undefined norm . |
| 7 | The sex ratio of the CLO and severe oesophagitis groups was similar ( 3 males:1 female ) but there was an excess of males in the adenocarcinoma group ( 7 males:1 female ) . |
| 8 | We do not have direct evidence of other galaxies , but it seems likely that they are composed of particles and that in the universe as a whole , there is an excess of particles over antiparticles of about one particle per 10 8 photons . |
| 9 | In the first half of the nineteenth century it was generally believed the menstrual flow came from an excess of nutrients in the female . |
| 10 | Because the faculty receives an excess of applications over places available , having the grades listed in the table of course requirements does not mean that a place will necessarily be offered . |
| 11 | If , as seemed likely , one cause of unemployment was an excess of savings over investment , the equalisation of decisions to save and decisions to invest could be brought about by Labour 's plans for progressive taxation which would redistribute income to the poorer sections of society . |
| 12 | An excess of receipts over payments can not be called income because receipts might include capital receipts . |
| 13 | ‘ Without a regional programme of new settlements there will continue to be sprawl around old market towns and villages , a continuous free-for-all among the house builders , and an excess of appeals for the Secretary of State to consider . ’ |
| 14 | People who had attempted suicide were also particularly likely to have experienced an excess of events beyond their own control , which were rated as undesirable , and scaled as major or intermediate in terms of upset . |
| 15 | However , while it might seem that in high EE homes , people with schizophrenia would be particularly vulnerable to relapse after a life event , Leff and Vaughn ( 1980 ) failed to find an excess of events in the weeks preceding relapse for patients in high EE homes . |