Exceed has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The length of the article is not to exceed 1000 words. | |
| 2. | Benefits of course should exceed the costs. | |
| 3. | The damages are estimated not to exceed a million yen at the worst. | |
| 4. | The revenues for the first month of 2011 exceed 1 000 000 yen. | |
| 5. | My wrath shall far exceed the love I ever bore. | |
| 6. | His expenses exceed his income by far. | |
| 7. | A lot of people exceed the speed limit so it must be acceptable. | |
| 8. | There is no sin, and there can be no sin on all the earth, which the Lord will not forgive to the truly repentant! Man cannot commit a sin so great as to exhaust the infinite love of God. Can there be a sin which could exceed the love of God? | |
| 9. | At the same period, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, the population of England did not exceed five millions and a half. | |
| 10. | It must also be assured that the punishment does not exceed the crime. |