Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...almost laudable ability to ignore decades of feminist screaming and offer his friend the sexy runaway (young Oscar-winner Anna Paquin) he's found in an elevator as a `pet.' There's Mickey (Kevin Spacey), Eddie's best friend, whose overtreated platinum blond hair is a testament to the excess that leads him to shag woman after woman...
...bureaucracy at Fay House. From fiscal 1992 through fiscal 1998, Radcliffe's general and administrative expenses compounded at a 14.2 percent rate, according to the college's annual reports. These do not include the expenses for the capital campaign, a sum by the way, which has been far in excess of the norm usually spent on campaigns of its size...
I.O.C. membership has long been a sweet deal. Its 115 members don't get paid and now must refuse gifts valued in excess of $150. But they are among the most courted humans on the planet, allowed to accept first-class plane tickets, accommodations in five-star hotels and lavish dinners from bidding cities. Salt Lake City may have taken things a step further...
...What we look for is that the research is warranted, the solicitation of subjects is appropriate and consistent with University rules, and that students aren't deceived or mistreated or asked to do things that require an excess time commitment," said Charles P. Ducey, director of the Bureau of Study Council and chair of the committee on student research participation "The harm or risk is relatively minimal with these studies," Ducey said
...dollar down. The U.S. current-xaccount deficit is headed for a record $300 billion in 1999. It would be even worse if gains in financial transactions and services such as advertising and insurance were not offseting part of the gargantuan deficit in exchange of goods. The trade deficit, or excess of merchandise imports over exports, will be roughly $350 billion. So the U.S. is spilling too many dollars into currency markets for the greenback to maintain its present value against most other moneys, euro or no euro...