verb phrase (data/comparison) · academic

exceed + B + by + number/percentage

Band 6-7task1task2

to be greater than B by a specific amount or percentage

Examples

“The budget exceeded last year's by 12 percent.”

“Sales exceeded forecasts by a significant margin.”

“Emissions exceeded the recommended limit by 20 tonnes.”

Band 8 sentence

“Total exports exceeded imports by approximately 8% last quarter, signalling a trade surplus.”

Collocations

  • exceed expectations/limits/targets by + number/percentage

Common mistakes

exceed to→exceed by

was exceed by→was exceeded by / exceeded

Say it for a higher band

5be more than→6surpass→7+exceed ... by ...

Synonyms

surpass by

Easily confused

surpass by

“Profits this year surpassed last year's by 15%.”

Related words

the extent to which + clauseas + adjective + asA + adjective + -er + than Bby contrast, + clausemore + adjective + thannot as/so + adjective + asthe + superlative + (noun)the ratio of + A + to + B

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