The student was excessively worried about the grade instead of the quality of the project. From LearnThat.org.
Adjective : excessive charges; excessive criticism. From Dictionary.com.
He also noted that inventory, stockpiles at businesses had piled up to what he called excessively high levels. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Alan Greenspan Addresses Congress on the State of the Economy - February 13, 2001] Reference
Successful programs with money to spare can afford to bring in excessively large recruiting classes. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Coaches ponder solutions to touchy transfer topic] Reference
At the same time, nobody should profit excessively from a disaster of such epic proportions as a blackout. From Wordnik.com. [The Case for Price Gouging, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Lancelot buys tools like I buy shoes, which is to say excessively and with abandon. From Wordnik.com. [strangedarkgypsygirl.com] Reference
Hippocrates mentions the case of a woman who induced abortion by calling excessively loud to some one. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
Hippocrates mentions 2.313 the case of a woman who induced abortion by calling excessively loud to some one. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
The commercial cautions those taking the sex-enhancement pill not to drink excessively, which is a useful screening tool. From Wordnik.com. [Sybil Adelman Sage: The "Always Ready Guy"] Reference
I try not to Godwin excessively but as you and my dad argue, Godwins law encourages not discourages future Nazi’s/Hitlers. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » GOP Sen. candidate refuses to apologize for comparing embryonic stem cell research to Nazi experiments.] Reference
If so, and you have adequate reception and are still dropping calls excessively, I would probably try swapping out for a new iPhone. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
They took away his cell phone because he was texting friends at 2 in the morning - a penalty that Rex describes as excessively severe. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
They took away his cell phone because he was texting friends at 2 in the morning — a penalty that Rex describes as excessively severe. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
The Dutch media gave generally favourable coverage of the team's performance, which was characterized as excessively robust by the international media. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
While this scenario sounds unlikely in today's marketplace, many readers will recall the excessively high mortgage interest rates during the past decade. From Wordnik.com. [Inman News - The first word in real estate.] Reference
Consensus: Punisher: War Zone recalls the excessively violent, dialogue-challenged actioners of the 1980s, and coincidentally feels two decades out of date. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The female student first alleged that Mr. McCormick was calling her excessively and following her around campus, the lawsuit says, and the university issued a no-contact order. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Campus] Reference
Roads that are in excessively good repair?. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Getting Shovels Ready] Reference
Fairview Park: It's against the law to honk your horn "excessively". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Being more balanced in this way (not being 'excessively' female or male) has its benefits. From Wordnik.com. [Suzie Heumann: Yin/Yang: An Intersexed South African Runner As Symbol Of The Universal] Reference
I think the bill really does address a kind of excessively self-advantaging forum shopping that takes place under the current law. From Wordnik.com. [The class action reform bill.] Reference
It shouldn't express obstacles to drinking such as excessively high alcohol levels, too much ripe fruit, lack of acidity or a lack of balance. From Wordnik.com. [Bordeaux en Primeur] Reference
But now her local council has warned her that her hobby could land her in a spot of trouble after officers ruled she was 'excessively' feeding 'feral birds'. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
He is generally presented as overtly and 'excessively' religious. From Wordnik.com. [Countercurrents.org] Reference
According to the police report, Betterton had been drinking "excessively" at Schumacher's. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
"We have not had the kind of excessively rapid growth that other countries have seen," said. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
He had drunk "excessively" over the weekend of June 27-28 and throughout the following Monday before making the trades, the. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
This means investors would have no assurance that government can keep "excessively" risky or fraudulent securities out of the marketplace. From Wordnik.com. [Reason Magazine - Hit & Run] Reference
As a young man, Barzan al-Tikriti was "excessively violent and lazy," say U.S. officials. From Wordnik.com. [Show Me The Money] Reference
We get excessively bad behavior every time a really famous person shuffles off his mortal coil. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Jackson, R.I.P.] Reference
There is evidence that women who diet excessively to stay thin have a harder time with menopause. From Wordnik.com. [Menopause] Reference
Still, she wonders -- neither morbidly nor excessively -- if she "will die in a room all by myself.". From Wordnik.com. [The Black Gender Gap] Reference
In what he regarded as an excessively ghoulish remark, I replied that this sounded just about right. From Wordnik.com. [Forget About Rethinking] Reference
According to official statistics, more than half of adult Mongolians are believed to "drink excessively.". From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble With Tippling] Reference
Officers testified that they did not hit Knox and that, while they were tough on her, they were not excessively mean. From Wordnik.com. [Moment Of Truth] Reference
Neuborne calls it an "excessively lawyer-centric" strategy and says judges are extremely reluctant to award damages in such cases. From Wordnik.com. [The Noose Tightens] Reference
At a time when doing it has become excessively dangerous, looking at it, reading about it, thinking about it have become a necessity. From Wordnik.com. [THE SELLING OF SEX] Reference
All are at risk, though Michael Petit, a managing director at Standard & Poor's in Tokyo, calls collapse scenarios "excessively dramatic.". From Wordnik.com. [The Next Quake Is Close] Reference
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