Word: exceedingly
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...rarely criticize is the way it performs. Though still an experimental weapon (its full name is Missile Experimental), in seven operational tests the MX has given every indication that it can ably carry out its assigned function: conveying up to ten nuclear warheads to separate targets over ranges that exceed 8,000 miles. The missile, which is 71 ft. long, 92 in. in diameter and weighs 190,000 lbs. at launch, fires through four stages. In the final phase, a 4-ft.-long "bus," steered by an on-board guidance system and small propulsion jets, maneuvers to release the warheads...
...Reagan Administration's budget proposal sets a $4000 cap on aid to individual students, eliminates guaranteed student, eliminates student loans for students whose family incomes exceed $32.500, and prohibits Pell Grants and other forms of aid to students whose family incomes exceed...
Providing decent living standards for the elderly puts a great burden on younger people. Today's workers are paying for benefits to retirees that far exceed contributions the retirees made during their working years. An individual who goes on Social Security this year has put about $50,124 into the system during his lifetime. If he gets the average 1985 payment of $594 a month, it will take seven years to recoup that. The debate between the generations in America will certainly continue...
...HARD to believe that the next piece could surpass the previous ones, but Ailey's works always exceed expectations. The last dance was "Revelation." his most popular work. The suite "explores motivations and emotions of Afro-American religions music" including gospel songs, spirituals, song-sermons and blues...
There is now widespread agreement in the U.S. that the budget deficit is the most serious problem facing the American economy. This year it will exceed $200 billion, nearly $1,000 for every man, woman and child in the nation. Without tough legislative action, the deficits will continue to increase and will reach nearly $300 billion a year by the end of the decade. If the U.S. is to continue to enjoy a healthy economic recovery and a rising standard of living, these huge deficits must be eliminated...