(v. t.) To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk, stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.
(v. i.) To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.
(v. i.) To be more or greater; to be paramount.
Example Sentences:
(1) By 1978, the reduction in incidence of measles will exceed 90%.
(2) Other haematological parameters remained normal, with the exception of the absolute number of lymphocytes, which initially fell sharply but soon returned to, and even exceeded, control levels.
(3) On the other hand, the patients treated with cimetidine showed a marked, systematic increase in theophylline plasma levels, even exceeding the upper limit of its known therapeutic range in 4 cases.
(4) Dietary intakes, measured by three 24-hour recalls, revealed that protein, iron and Vitamin C generally met or exceeded the Nutrition Recommendations for age.
(5) When commercial chickens are infected in most sensitive one-day age, the virus titre does not exceed the value of 10(12) particles per 1 ml of plasma.
(6) Simple interconversion cannot account for the changes in binding that occur upon adding GMP-PNP or removing magnesium, since the increase in [R2]t exceeds the decrease in [R1]t. Moreover, the apparent amount of high-affinity complex exhibits a biphasic dependence on the concentration of [3H]histamine; an increase at low concentrations is offset by a decrease that occurs at higher concentrations.
(7) Between-lot variation exceeded that of within-lot variation in 10 of the 14 liquid antacids for which this variation could be tested.
(8) Typical kinetics of local anaesthetics are presented for various methods of regional anaesthesia informing the anaesthetist on corresponding plasma concentrations if the recommended maximum doses are exceeded and thus he gets useful information for his daily work.
(9) The total amount of variance explained in the frequency of utilization (47%) exceeded that explained by other studies of utilization of various health services by the elderly.
(10) The difference in APD between the first drive train and drive trains after at least 3 minutes of pacing when APD had stabilized was not significant for an inter-train pause exceeding 8 seconds.
(11) The mean survival period for all of them was not exceeding 12 months.
(12) Hospital noise has repeatedly been demonstrated to exceed levels recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency.
(13) Average number of metaphase Ag-NOR chromosomes (calculated per diploid chromosome set) in haploid parthenogenones exceeded that in the control; in some cases all NORs were stained by silver.
(14) Strand-length effects on crosslinkage and on reassociation caused solution hybridization levels to exceed those predicted by simple theory.
(15) Although consultant hospitals are seen to have the greatest share of births at moderate and high risk, this is not sufficient to account for the whole amount by which perinatal mortality in these hospitals exceeds that in other places of delivery.
(16) This suggests his wealth exceeds the total worth of 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who was attacked for his wealth throughout the campaign.
(17) The complex was found to be unstable toward low values of pH and ionic strength, concentrations of urea exceeding 1 M, modifications of the cysteine residues, and fragmention in which the C terminal portions of either H3 or H4 are removed.
(18) Thirty-six per cent of 972 patients developed fever (temperature exceeding 38 degrees C).
(19) Moxalactam serum levels far exceeded the recommended therapeutic range.
(20) Pure sarcomas of the esophagus are exceedingly rare.
Overstep
Definition:
(v. t.) To step over or beyond; to transgress.
Example Sentences:
(1) "I knew this was a first amendment case, and that the secret service had overstepped its bounds, due generally to fear and suspicion of new computer media."
(2) Revelations about Charles' power of consent come amid continued concern that the heir to the throne may be overstepping his constitutional role by lobbying ministers directly and through his charities on pet concerns such as traditional architecture and the environment.
(3) In a statement to the Commons, he said it was a matter of great regret that his special adviser, Adam Smith, had felt forced to resign , but insisted he had known nothing about the "inappropriate" volume and tone of communications between Smith and News Corp. Hunt said he believed Smith had overstepped the mark "unintentionally" and had not believed he was giving anything more than advice on process.
(4) The row over the legality and wisdom of the deal made to secure Bergdahl’s release has intensified in recent days in Washington, where Republicans argue Obama overstepped his authority when he decided to release the Guantánamo prisoners, and that he has put American lives at risk.
(5) Off stage, I think the material is justified, because it is about intent: ultimately, Carol Thatcher thinks she has done nothing wrong, while I am aware of which lines I have overstepped and why.
(6) The arbitration hearing before a former federal judge will determine whether the NFL overstepped its authority in modifying Rice’s two-game suspension, making it indefinite after video of the running back hitting his wife – then his fiancee – was released by TMZ.
(7) Clifford, who has been involved in a sequence of high-profile tabloid stories, said he had been told by the police more than two years ago that his phone had been hacked: "I believed that this was a one-off, just two lads overstepping the mark.
(8) "When there is – in the PCC – already a channel to express dismay that a paper has overstepped the line, do people want a government body telling us what we can read and think?"
(9) Mourinho was fined £25,000 on Wednesday morning after the FA ruled he had overstepped the line with his remarks about the “campaign” against Chelsea and, later in the day, the governing body brought the charge against Costa, following Tuesday night’s stormy Capital One Cup semi-final against Liverpool, which Chelsea won.
(10) He said his special adviser had "overstepped the mark unintentionally".
(11) The resolution said the Turkish government had overstretched the state of emergency law introduced after last July’s coup, with “ruling through decree laws going far beyond what emergency situations require and overstepping the parliament’s legislative competence”.
(12) On the other hand, the use of explanations in a situation where understanding is required, is as unscientific as is an understanding that oversteps its methodology.
(13) 2.32pm GMT Smith says the press has challenged the intelligence services and reported on the Snowden leaks - but one newspaper, in seeking to raise important issues, has overstepped the mark to a degree that we are currently in a situation where national security is being threatened.
(14) Johnson Sr said he believed the BBC had overstepped the mark, and added: "One of the issues Eddie Mair totally failed to address was the Leveson thing.
(15) That she “oversteps the mark” – countermanding ministers and participating in top-level meetings and even cabinet discussions in ways senior Coalition figures believe is inappropriate for an unelected official.
(16) A vast majority of the Reddit community believes that Pao, ‘a manipulative individual who will sue her way to the top’, has overstepped her boundaries and fears that she will run Reddit into the ground,” wrote the author or authors of the petition.
(17) Jeremy Hunt doesn't call community mental services to ask who they're neglecting, he calls A&E to bellow at them for overstepping a four-hour wait.
(18) Mounting a forceful defence of the NSA, Obama said: “They’re not abusing authorities in order to listen to your private phone calls, or read your emails.” He did not mention that judges on the secret surveillance court have found NSA has repeatedly and “systematically” overstepped its bounds.
(19) His comments came hours after Alison Saunders, the director of public prosecutions, said that detectives had “overstepped the mark” when they said the allegations were true.
(20) Feinstein and other senators on the committee were furious at what they argue was the CIA overstepping its constitutional powers by conducting an unauthorised, potentially criminal search of their staff computers.