Exceeds

Examples

• In the present state of Europe, the share of the landlord seldom exceeds a third, sometimes not a fourth part of the whole produce of the land. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• But only think what that tiresome Henry has done; really, he exceeds brother-in-law's limits. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• It is a singular fact that electricity also so far exceeds the normal rate as to double in value and quantity of output and investment every five years. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The _Times_ newspaper, which greatly exceeds the size of the _Courier_, is now printed by a machine at the rate of 13,000 an hour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The loss from this cause, in some gas works, exceeds 20 per cent. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• If at any time it exceeds the effectual demand, some of the component parts of its price must be paid below their natural rate. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• But if the conferva or parasitic fungus exceeds its allies in the above respects, it will then be dominant within its own class. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
• Since the reformation of the gold coin, the market price of standard gold bullion seldom exceeds ? 3:17:7 an ounce. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• In such a state of things, the supply commonly exceeds the demand. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• In this region, where the annual rainfall exceeds forty inches, and in some localities is almost tropical, the young student's atte ntion was early drawn to meteorology. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• In a country where the market rate of interest seldom exceeds three per cent. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Indeed I must say that, much as I had heard of him before and much as I had expected, he very far exceeds any thing. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The expense of the society, in this case, exceeds its revenue, and necessarily encroaches upon its capital. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• Where there is no property, or at least none that exceeds the value of two or three days labour, civil government is not so necessary. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• When the quantity of gold and silver imported into any country exceeds the effectual demand, no vigilance of government can prevent their exportation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.

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