(adv.) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much.
(adv.) Likewise; also; in addition.
Example Sentences:
Unnecessarily
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Robert Francis QC's official report in February on the Mid Staffordshire care scandal, in which an estimated 400 to 1,200 patients died unnecessarily at Stafford hospital between 2005 and 2008, called for the NHS to make "zero harm" its objective.
(2) "If older people do not stay informed about the changes and take action, there is a danger that they will end up paying more unnecessarily."
(3) Official papers released by the National Archives show that the "wets" – notably Jim Prior, Peter Walker, Ian Gilmour, Mark Carlisle, Lord Soames and Francis Pym – were able to demonstrate that a majority of the cabinet rejected as unnecessarily harsh Sir Geoffrey Howe's demands for further public spending cuts and tax cuts.
(4) "NHS funding is incredibly tight at the moment and this is £7m that's been spent unnecessarily due to the restructure," said Dr Laurence Buckman, chairman of the BMA's GPs committee.
(5) Through this clear indication, it could be said, that pregnancies with delicate prognosis through tocolytic therapy are possibly unnecessarily lengthened and the final result is not better.
(6) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Relatives of passengers react to Dutch investigation findings The Dutch safety board report, published in English and Dutch, concedes that family members had to wait “an unnecessarily long period of time” for formal confirmation that their loved ones were dead.
(7) I don't think either coalition partner is aware of how high the stakes are being raised, the degree to which they are unnecessarily backing themselves into a corner, and how much the ground has to be prepared before launching the country on the unprecedented path they plan.
(8) The use of antibiotic prophylaxis for unnecessarily prolonged periods after surgical procedures can contribute to increased health care costs and adverse drug reactions as well as the development of antibiotic-resistant infections.
(9) Sources at Maria Miller's culture department felt the royal charter model – a power of the Crown to create corporate bodies – was unnecessarily complex.
(10) It’s a surprisingly simple answer: as David Klinger, an associate professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri–St Louis and a former officer with the Los Angeles police department, says, “Officers aren’t required to risk their lives unnecessarily.” Officers are trained to use deadly force on suspects wielding weapons, Klinger said.
(11) In some cases these errors led to needless radiotherapy and to an unnecessarily poor prognosis being given.
(12) On the other hand, when cow milk is fed together with beikost, infants receive unnecessarily high intakes of protein and electrolytes, resulting in an unduly high renal solute load.
(13) But he admitted there were shortcomings that made the campaign unnecessarily difficult and said he was "amazed there haven't been more resignations in light of … the ongoing issues of equipping the army".
(14) Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) chairwoman Joan Walley said: "Ministers have managed to make a complete mess of their planned carrier bags charge by making it unnecessarily complicated.
(15) This problem cannot be solved by attempts to multiply publications unnecessarily or to blur the meaning of authorship.
(16) It’s unnecessarily divisive and likely to weaken industrial relations and human capital.
(17) However, combination regimens are often used unnecessarily and can result in increased side effects, costs, and other undesirable effects.
(18) Close collaboration between toxicologists and the authorities responsible for drawing up toxicological regulations is called for in order to ensure that the rules applied during the important and fascinating process of discovering and developing new drugs do not become unnecessarily burdensome.
(19) When people from these communities attend the hospital they do so less unnecessarily than those from other communities.
(20) The law includes a variety of penalties for different acts: 99 lashes if two unrelated males sleep "unnecessarily" under the same blanket – even without any sexual contact.