in excess of

Example Sentences

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Oscar’s medical loss ratio, a measure of the proportion of premiums that the insurer pays out on medical bills, rose sharply to 95.4%, well in excess of the average analyst target of 91.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Well, Richard, it’s a little premature to say Emily’s going to be a Category Five hurricane, but she is gathering strength. Right now Emily is stalled about one hundred fifty miles southwest of here with sustained winds in excess of one hundred thirty-one miles per hour, making her a Category Four at the moment, which is still a potentially devastating storm. Anything in her path is going to be in for a severe pounding.”

From Literature

“That’s still winds in excess of one hundred miles an hour,” Chase said.

From Literature

Only those at the 90th percentile and above have incomes in excess of $250,000.

From MarketWatch

Archer, however, recovered well to bowl effectively at the death as Sri Lanka pushed for a total in excess of 200.

From BBC