The other tariff farmers will receive the message that excessive zeal is not acceptable.

It was also claimed that Spracklin's excessive zeal extended to his own parishioners.

He made the error out of "excessive zeal," he states.

Only Pucky, who had some reprimand to look forward to for his excessive zeal, said what he thought.

His actions weren't quite legal, perhaps, but I doubt that he'll be condemned for excessive zeal, under the circumstances.

There might have been times in the past when excessive zeal resulted in some of the consequences that you mention.

And once again, Karpov made him pay for his excessive zeal to attack.

Fitzgerald wrote "He sharply remonstrated with them, and in return was reproved for his excessive zeal".

"Instead they bankrupted the system, using excessive zeal and no brains," he said.

A determination born recently of Paul's excessive zeal to cosset and take care of her.