Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first time since war came to the U.S., the Army released statistics on the vast educational system which has built the "world's greatest air force, now in excess of 2,300,000 officers and enlisted...
Three weeks ago WPB cautiously began to cut back production. Before long, six eastern plants will be partly or completely shut down. U.S. production will be cut some 14%-a round 300,000,000 lb., almost equal to the top prewar year's poundage. Pleas to divert excess aluminum to civilian uses have brought a stock WPB answer: no manpower...
Advocating revision of the present tax law. Professor Butters suggests that since conversion problems will arise for many firms before the war's end that they be given the 10% refund on excess profits taxes before it finishes if they can't present reasonable evidence that their need for reconversion funds will proceeds this date...
Since liabilities have risen more than assets. Professor Abbott declares that "sound public policy clearly should take account of this fact, and should not make the mistake of assuming that business has excess liquid funds...
...disasters were routine for the last week of Lakes shipping. What was unusual was the uneventful trip of the last ore boat to come down the Lakes. F. John Bernard Martin, 51, tall, businesslike skipper of the Benson Ford (carrying cargo for U.S. Steel because the Ford fleet has excess capacity) reported "ideal" weather on his trip from Duluth through the Soo Locks to Conneaut, Ohio, and though the Sault River buoys had already been taken in, bright moonlight made it easy for him to pick his way at night...