overplus

• “When the overplus is abused, it is just with God to diminish that which is for necessity.”

  Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)

• “Another circumstance omitted to be noticed in the first edition relates to what is technically called the overplus, which may be now explained.”

  On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures

• “They may profit by an "overplus," or be paid by the length of a "run" of their plays, or may sell them out-right at once for a stipulated sum.”

  A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character

• “overplus" lands, 101 acres in, called the 12th draught of, deeded to Gideon Searl by administrator of Josiah Searl, representatives, ..... shirts, etc., for army,”

  Internet Archive: Acts and resolves passed by the General Court

• “I was never so nauseated in my life with overplus of fallacy.”

  Chapter 5: The Philomaths

• “The populations of the Solar System had been carefully figured to the last decimal point and portioned out among the planets according to food - and employment-potential, so that nowhere was there a scarcity or an overplus, and nobody's individual whim was allowed to upset the balance.”

  Archive 2010-01-01

• “He was undeniably handsome, and his looks were enhanced by a warm overplus of blood in the cheeks and a certain mellow fire in the eyes.”

  CHAPTER 11

• “I am careless, improvident, uncautious, happy out of sheer well - being and overplus of physical energy.”

  Chapter 15

• “Nothing was left over — it was a discreditable thing to have any overplus at all.”

  In the Days of the Comet

• “Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.”

  Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences

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