Word: exceedingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...would be a mistake to underestimate the opposition to Powell. The disturbances, due to their size and intensity, will far exceed those of Commencements past, and will violate the most basic sense of decorum to which Harvard's Commencement ought to adhere...
...importance of individual schools' programs then comes to the forefront as the crucible for progress. While Hoyte says he would not support quotas imposed from above by the administration on the schools, he suggests a system of financial rewards for departments that exceed the goals could be one option...
What used to be one of the most coveted jobs in journalism is now widely viewed as a "challenge" if not a headache. Despite power, prestige and a salary that may exceed $1 million, whoever takes the job will have to contend with problems ranging from a persistent third-place rating for NBC's Nightly News to the lingering shame from Dateline's rigging of a crash fire to illustrate a piece about design defects in some General Motors trucks. An investigative report released by NBC last week found "misjudgments and professional lapses" in Dateline's production...
...information that we're interested in is basically whether a charity is solvent, whether its assets exceed its liabilities, and whether its investment practices are consistent with fiduciary principles," Lund said. "We don't need to micromanage and we certainly don't want...
...take much to trigger a slide. And usually, there is very little warning. "Sometimes you hear a crack like thunder," says U.S. Forest Service research scientist Sue Ferguson, who has been caught in several small slides. "Sometimes the avalanche releases quietly, like rustling silk." Traveling at speeds that can exceed 80 m.p.h., the rushing snowpack compresses the air at its prow, generating a wind blast strong enough to smash windows and hurl skiers into trees. Once the avalanche stops, the snow mass solidifies, entombing its victims in an icy grip...