He was inclined to attribute the depression through which he had passed, the disappointment he had undergone as a just punishment for an overabundance of ego,--only Hodder used the theological term for the same sin.
How was Wetherell to know, in his fright, that Mr. Bixby had for once indulged in an overabundance of zeal in Jethro's behalf?
An overabundance of the Life Ray is responsible for the miraculous growth of all life in New Eden.
In your American slang, it is canned sunshine containing an overabundance of certain rays, especially the Life Ray, which I have isolated.
Furthermore, in the late 1920s, the Association became concerned about the drop in prices due to an overabundance of milk in the area and developed a system of handling the surplus.
The suppers in fact generally held an overabundance of food.
The trimming must accentuate the distinctive type of the gown or hat instead of blotting out the lines by an overabundance of garniture.
Simplicity, and pure line, were lost sight of when overabundance dulled the senses of the world.
When heavy rains wash valuable surface soil from the tops and sides of hills these denuded areas are rendered less valuable for grazing, while the overabundance of top soil in the valleys retards effective cultivation.
A high and stable civilization has rarely arisen in the tropics, because there the overabundance of Nature renders sustained work unnecessary, while the hot, enervating climate tends to destroy initiative and ambition.
