Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Khrushchev's revelation of Stalin's crimes antagonized the KGB. The military resented his decision to reduce excess manpower in the army, forcing a large number of officers into retirement. His adventure in Cuba had ended in disgrace...
...simple way to reduce the future growth of Social Security benefits would be to modify the annual cost of living adjustment, restricting the automatic increase to the excess of inflation over 3%. Such a 3% threshold on the COLA would mean that benefits would rise by 1% if the inflation rate were 4%, by 2% if the rate were 5% and so forth. This would slow the growth of total benefits without denying anyone a Social Security benefit and without reducing the size of any retiree's monthly check...
...suits filed annually for every 100 doctors. The A.M.A. report cites statistics from one large insurance company that in 1983 there were 16 malpractice suits filed for every 100 doctors. During 1974, according to data from Ohio's Jury Verdict Research Inc., there were only four malpractice awards in excess of $1 million. In 1983, by comparison, there were 70. The total value of awards to plaintiffs that year reached $2 billion...
...have been writing for a full half hour in excess of the allotted time," said the proctor. "According to university rules, I am compelled to consider your exam invalid...
...were allowed to stay there indefinitely, it could turn into gas and start leaking again. After much deliberation, a team of top Indian and American scientists decided that the safest solution was to reopen the facility for five days or so, just long enough to process the excess methyl isocyanate into pesticide. As thin trails of black smoke once again began to curl out of the plant's smokestacks, 30 workers walked past the paramilitary forces guarding the main gate and reported back to work...