Word: excessive
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...least 400 families control fortunes in excess of $100 million, but the real measure of wealth lies in its breadth and depth. More than 2 million people, many only in their 30s, are deutsche mark millionaires. This is the first German generation in this century to actually inherit wealth. "Earlier generations," says Edith Hartl, a self-made businesswoman in Munich, "were wiped out by Weimar inflation or war. Today's 30-year-olds are inheriting all the fruits of the economic miracle...
...Vernon S&L grew a spectacular 1,600% in just four years, making it one of the 20 largest thrifts in the state. But the S&L was lending money faster than it was coming in, often to projects on shaky financial footing. Meanwhile, Dixon indulged his taste for excess, notably a $22,000 gastronomic tour of Europe and a fleet of five airplanes. When federal regulators finally closed Vernon in 1987, they estimated that Dixon's extravagant ownership left taxpayers with a $1.3 billion bill, until then the largest single S&L mess...
...recording industry. In the U.S., compact discs are packaged in bulky 12-in. "longboxes," which consumers usually throw away. Angered by the waste, such musical activists as R.E.M. and Crosby, Stills & Nash have formed a coalition called Ban the Box to urge record companies to eliminate the excess cardboard...
Since the early 1980s, doctors have operated on fetuses, fixing urinary- tract blockages, for example, or inserting needles to drain excess fluid from the brain. But never before had physicians successfully performed such major surgery in the womb. Harrison hopes that his technique can be used to correct other potentially fatal problems, including large lung or spinal tumors and certain heart conditions. Several experts echoed that optimism. "We're in a whole new era of fetal treatment," said Dr. Eugene Pergament, head of reproductive genetics at Northwestern Memorial Hospital...
Despite Harvard's boast that it provides for 100 percent of estimated financial need, Harvard's estimates often differ wildly from the estimates of a student facing a four-year bill in excess of $80,000, especially when accepting a financial aid package can mean saddling one's self with a student-loan debt of more than...