Word: exceed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Soon the prospective fathers-in-law stood face to face. "I have come to say," said Father-in-Law Hamaguchi, "that I hope the expenses of the wedding proper will not exceed 50 yen [$25], and that not more than five yen [$2.50] per wedding guest will be spent on refreshments. I shall instruct my son to spend not more than 250 yen [$125] on the wedding trip...
Said he: "The U. S. is headed toward a period of business depression, probably beginning within the next two years, which may exceed that which preceded the War. . . . The only thing that will save us is a new gold policy or the discovery of a new process or additional gold fields. If the fall [of gold production] is not prevented by design or accident we shall throttle business, wringing out all profits and experiencing all the evils of deflation...
...laid off were less sure when they learned that the payroll, reduced during retooling for the new model, was increased at the rate of 600 to 700 men a day as soon as production began again. Then last week the Ford Co. announced that its 1930 expenditures will exceed $30,000,000 making it obvious that the Ford product during this year will be more than ever a serious problem to its competitors...
...efforts grew the Peterborough Colony where there are now 600 acres instead of the original 200 and 23 studios available for four months of the year at the rate of $12 per week. To be true to its purpose, the colony must be kept small, never is to exceed 25. There creators in any branch of the arts may work in perfect seclusion, even have meals brought to their studio doors. There are dormitories for men, equipment for physical recreation, an excellent library. Worthiest advertisement is a list of Peterborough patrons and their products. It includes Poet Edwin Arlington Robinson...