Surpassing in example sentence

Then, in 2008, before the worst of the global financial crisis hit, the PIIGS’ global deficit reached a record-high €116.5 billion, of which €34.8 billion was with China, surpassing their deficit with Germany for the first time – by more than €2 billion (see chart).

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Today, my motherland became the world's biggest jailer for journalists, surpassing even China's sad record.

In my opinion, it is the best British sitcom of the mid to late-1970s, surpassing the likes of RISING DAMP, ROBIN'S NEST, ARE YOU BEING SERVED? and so on.

Even Surpassing the inaneness of it's predecessor (if you can believe that!).

Danny Devito gives the finest performance ever by a superhero villain in any film, surpassing even Nicholson's joker.

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