excessive noise

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessiveandnoise

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excessive
adjective
uk
/ekˈses.ɪv/us
/ekˈses.ɪv/
too ...
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noise
noun
uk
/nɔɪz/us
/nɔɪz/
a sound or sounds, especially when it is unwanted, unpleasant, ...
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(Definition ofexcessiveandnoisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In such circumstancesexcessivenoisecan pose a real problem with consequent frustration for pupils and teachers alike.
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Peripheral sensory impairment may constitute another cause forexcessivenoisein specific thalamic nuclei predisposing to pathological activation of thalamocortical circuits.
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Facilitated through digital technology, it allowed instruments with a low dynamic range to be combined and boosted without addingexcessivenoise, bringing their intense intimacy forward in the mix.
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The most common legislation on noise in the early modern period - often the only noise legislation - was to banexcessivenoiseduring church services and on holy days.
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To some people, and this has been medically proved,excessivenoise, especially a constant vibration and hum, is the equivalent of physical pain.
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In my view the existing provisions as to the prevention ofexcessivenoiseby exhaust gases from motor vehicles, are adequate.
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They are in fact responsible for investigating all complaints ofexcessivenoiseand their work is not related to any specific type of premises.
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Everything will be done to preventexcessivenoise, traffic dislocation or destruction of the amenities of the park.
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Not all but many of them have been affected byexcessivenoiseat their place of work.
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One of the causes, among others, isexcessivenoise.
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We must always bear it in mind that public perception ofexcessivenoiseis invariably due to machines that are already illegal.
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One cannot tell what is the consequence on human health, for example, ofexcessivenoise.
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It is nearly always at night that one hears the reallyexcessivenoise.
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It is a pity that we should do nothing to restrainexcessivenoiseunless it is made during the night.
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The regulations have always prohibited motor cycles on public roads from making anexcessivenoiseor having an inadequate silencer.
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We do sometimes receive representations ofexcessivenoisefrom cycles as in use on the roads.
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I shall deal first with theexcessivenoisefrom malfunctioning burglar alarms.
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Typists working in an office, people working in factories, can have their judgment affected, their speed reduced as a result ofexcessivenoise.
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Now that they have more disposable income and more leisure time, they are less inclined to put up withexcessivenoise.
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