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Word: excessive (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...South Carolina and run for office: "I have no doubt that I could have been elected Governor with my personality and know-how." Moreover, he figures that he would have done even better than he has in business. "If nothing had happened to me, I would be worth in excess of $10 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERSONALITY: Reflections on the Way to Jail | 1/25/1971 | See Source »

Osip Mandelstam, one of modern Russia's best poets, was touched with such divine madness. Born in 1891, he became an Acmeist, one of a group of poets who reacted against the excess vagaries of the Symbolists by celebrating the palpability of things in clear, earthy language. Although the son of a Jewish leather merchant, Mandelstam was most at home in classical Christian humanism. A rose was a rose because of its petals and perfume, not because it stood for something else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Buried Life | 1/18/1971 | See Source »

...government leaders are profiting from the U.S. presence, says the study, that they have a powerful vested interest in continuing the combat. In part their dependence stems from a highly unusual method chosen by U.S. policymakers to control South Viet Nam's inflation. To siphon off the excess buying power that resulted from the huge inflow of dollars, the U.S. directed much of its aid toward financing massive imports of luxury goods-thus increasing supply to match demand. The bank points out that Vietnamese businessmen make "quick and exorbitant profits" by securing import permits and selling foreign goods...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Pain of Yankee Going Home | 1/11/1971 | See Source »

...peace symbols, astrological signs, doves, black panthers, Hindu gods and excerpts from the hip lexicon ("right on," "trip" and "head" are among the current favorites). Tuttle's prices vary with complexity. A simple wristlet goes for $20, while a Hindu god or a black panther can cost in excess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Tattoo Renaissance | 12/21/1970 | See Source »

...that incomes policy combined with moderate-to-strict fiscal and monetary policies can have an influence. The O.E.C.D. recently concluded that incomes policies usually help restrain inflation for a year or two. That might be just what the U.S. needs to get through the difficult transition period when excess demand no longer exists but the wage-price spiral is whirling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Inflation's Stubborn Resistance | 12/14/1970 | See Source »

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