Justice Abella upheld the sanction imposed on the lawyer, holding that given the «excessive degree of vituperation in the letter's context and tone», the decision to reprimand the applicant «can not be said to represent an unreasonable balance of Mr. Doré's expressive rights with the statutory objectives». (administrativelawmatters.com)
You'll need to present your thoughts and ideas with a high degree of confidence, indicating your convictions, but any excessive degree of confidence could be mistaken for needless arrogance, which will compromise your perceived authority. (inc.com)
In our view, the most important risk would be that the expansionary forces in the economy would increase to an excessive degree, bringing with it the likelihood that inflation would rise from its present position at the top of our target range to something in excess of it. (rba.gov.au)