The scale of events being simulated by computer simulations has far exceeded anything possible (or perhaps even imaginable) using traditional paper-and-pencil mathematical modeling.

The biggest provincial cities and towns had reached a stage of urbanisation at which the scale of wealth far exceeded that of the countryside.

The scale of the victory exceeded Democratic expectations, with Obama projected to win 338 electoral votes to McCain's 129.

But the scale of proposed subsidies for coal could exceed those for any alternative fuel, including corn-based ethanol.

In the second case (central cylindrical), the north-south scale exceeds the east-west scale everywhere away from the equator.

Peterson & Seligman repeated this process until Cronbach's alpha for all scales exceeded .70.

The scale of President Thein Sein's about-turn has exceeded all expectations.

Be this as it may, the scale of the damage exceeds the financial resources of individual countries.

"The scale of combating foot-and-mouth disease," he added, "has far exceeded, for example, even the logistical demands of the gulf war."

However, the scale and pace of investment required may exceed the availability of affordable finance for new green infrastructure, such as low carbon power generation.