(1) As he left the pub, the victim heard the sound of car engines revving up, causing excessive noise.(2) In terms of energy security, this heavy dependence on Russian gas is excessive .(3) Custard pies are one thing, but liquid pig waste was excessive , in my opinion.(4) He said the bowling club left two or three years ago due to dwindling numbers rather than excessive rent.(5) He attempted to resolve his symptoms by drinking excessive amounts of alcohol.(6) We're not set up for it, in the same way we're not set up for excessive cold.(7) Accident investigators also said Mr Willis had not been travelling at excessive speed.(8) Vitamin A is dangerous in excessive doses and in extreme cases may trigger liver damage.(9) Even water, salt and vitamins are bad for you if misused or taken in excessive doses.(10) To counter this argument it is necessary to show that excessive caution is a barrier to progress.(11) As ever, we ended up drinking excessive amounts, albeit absorbed by plenty of food.(12) Her family complained that she was overactive and spending excessive amounts of money.(13) That seems a bit excessive to me, but ya know, these things have to be done.(14) The method shuns excessive manipulation of film through lighting, sound or editing.(15) This morning I got to work and found that my account had been suspended for excessive data transfer.(16) Many divers enter the water with excessive amounts of weight strapped on to them.