('Brit') Her services were 'surplus to requirements'. [=more than what was needed]
She has fulfilled/satisfied the general 'requirements' of the course.
He has met the basic/minimum 'requirements' for graduation.
(..) Have you ever speculated. Mr. Harding... ...that perhaps you are... ...impatient with your wite... ...because she doesn't meet your mental requirements? Perhaps. But you see. the only thing l can really... ...speculate on. Nurse Ratched... ...is the very existence ot my lite... (..)1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest