To write plainly, use more than instead of the roundabout phrase in excess of. Other possibilities include over, exceeding, and surpassing.
- The government plans to spend more than (not in excess of) $7 billion on this project.
- The levy is imposed on sales exceeding (not in excess of) the producer’s production quota.
The verb phrase be in excess of can be replaced with exceed or surpass:
- Travel expenses will not exceed (not be in excess of) $250 a day.
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