excessive weight

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessiveandweight

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excessive
adjective
uk
/ekˈses.ɪv/us
/ekˈses.ɪv/
too ...
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weight
noun
uk
/weɪt/us
/weɪt/
the amount that something or ...
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(Definition ofexcessiveandweightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Postnatal death of young piglets andexcessiveweightof the offspring were also not observed.
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In addition, both medications were well tolerated withoutexcessiveweightgain.
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For osteoarthritis, moderate exercise which maintains joint function, preventsexcessiveweightgain and avoids excessive joint loading is beneficial.
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He also assumes without any comment that the problems of developing structural materials to withstand the high temperatures encountered in high-speed flight will be overcome withoutexcessiveweightof structure.
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Therefore, we can recognise the importance of our genetic endowments without assigning theexcessiveweightto them that is promoted by the reductionists.
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But it would be wrong to putexcessiveweighton this.
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That means thatexcessiveweightis placed on that arbitrary criterion.
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This principle has been largely brushed aside to giveexcessiveweightto the unitary principle.
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As a result, the postmen have to be paid anexcessiveweightallowance.
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Early puberty andexcessiveweightgain are two not unconnected factors.
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The second thing is obesity—excessiveweight, putting on weight.
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Excessiveweightentails a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and certain forms of cancer.
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Over the country as a whole, it is accepted by all parties that anexcessiveweightof the local authority expenditure burden is falling on property rather than on income.
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Is there not a danger that the employee, seeing these provisions in legislation, will feel that the tribunal will giveexcessiveweightto those circumstances over and above the others?
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The first clause covers motors, and is particularly aimed at enabling road authorities to recover damages inflicted upon the roads by any kind of extraordinary traffic ofexcessiveweight.
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We believe that would placeexcessiveweighton codes which are intended to be a factor in the general balancing equation.
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I cannot believe that he will giveexcessiveweightto the minority report, however weighty and influential may be its solitary signatory.
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The same pilot said that on some occasions his aircraft would have carried anexcessiveweightif he had not checked the matter and insisted on there being a reduction.
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A high intake of fruit and vegetables reduces the risk of many diseases and prevents the occurrence ofexcessiveweightand childhood obesity.
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The lack of mobility is due partly to theexcessiveweightthat the troop horse now has to carry.
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