Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...notion that people can suffer from "sex addiction" has become one of the most hotly debated theories in psychology. Frequent reports of bizarre sexual excess have spawned competing ideas about what causes the behavior and how to treat it. Last week the controversy erupted anew as nearly 300 sex educators, researchers and clinicians met in Minneapolis for a national conference held to explore why some people are compulsive about...
...lending caution reflects a backlash against the era of financial fraud and excess. After the collapse of hundreds of savings and loans, the Government last year barred S&Ls from lending amounts representing more than 15% of their capital to any one customer. The previous limit was 100%, which allowed some S&Ls to sink themselves by committing a dangerously large amount to a single venture. Moreover, federal examiners began using strict new requirements to judge the quality of lending by commercial banks. "When regulators are being tough, bankers too have to be very cautious in terms of the credit...
...hint at shared confidences. Whatever lies nearby -- a fountain pen, a gray glasses case from a Paris optician, his gold-rimmed bifocals -- quickly becomes a prop for Gorbachev's one-man show. When the hands are at rest, his thumbs twiddle, not so much in impatience as with excess energy. He modulates his baritone voice for maximum effect, sometimes dropping the volume so that visitors automatically lean toward him. His lilting south Russian intonation softens the harsh edge of a remonstration...
...will say they are harmed by rock. And few are, according to a study commissioned by the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development. Children do spend hours each day with music. But most prefer mainstream music, and whatever style they listen to, few are tempted by the siren call to excess. "Kids take it in stride," says Stanford University's Donald F. Roberts, who helped conduct the research. The survey should reassure parents that somehow their child will survive pop culture about as successfully as they...
...ever assessed against an individual, and he faces a potential 28 years behind bars. But in the settlement, prosecutors dropped their most serious charges, including insider trading and racketeering, which carried a potential prison sentence of more than 500 years. Moreover, with a personal fortune estimated to be in excess of $1 billion, Milken is likely to retain a sizable nest egg. "Justice wasn't served," declares Albert Sindlinger, who runs a stock market-research firm catering to small investors. "Considering all the damage he did to stockholders, taxpayers and the public's confidence in the stock market, Milken...