Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana came to that conclusion after calculating the energy needed to supply the excess food consumed by America's 1.5 million overweight adults...
...they reached optimal weight, the obese people's excess energy could also feed 20 million people in India, the researchers said...
...Atmospheric Research consider likely, then the greenhouse effect may well prevail. In that case, it will be a hot time on earth. And once the warming has taken place, even if all discharges of CO2 into the atmosphere could be abruptly halted, it would take centuries for the excess gas to be absorbed by the oceans and dwindling forests...
...stakes are high--the plant will cost in excess of $110 million and a one-year delay in construction could add as much as $7 million to that bill. Legal delays have already taken their toll on the facility, putting construction at least one-year behind schedule, L. Edward Lashman, director of external projects, said last week...
While the figures are staggering, there are still a few ways at least to soften the college tuition crunch. The College Board notes that almost any family, even one with a gross income in excess of $35,000 a year, might be eligible for some combination of grants or loans, depending on the number of children in college, among other financial considerations...