Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Paul's school, laments this sorry state of affairs. These schools have served our country by educating the privileged few, he argues, who by virtue of their wealth and social standing will wield a disproportionate amount of power in national affairs. These fortunate folk usually suffer from an excess of self-interest; Boarding schools strive to beat it out of them through strenuous athletics and a rigorously planned schedule. Or at least they used...
When foods like turkey, bread and caramel are heated, proteins bind with sugars, causing the surface to darken and, in some cases, turn soft and sticky. In the 1970s, biochemists hypothesized that the same reaction might occur in the bodies of people suffering from diabetes, as excess glucose combined with proteins in the course of metabolism. When sugars and proteins bond, they attract other proteins, which form a sticky, weblike network that could stiffen joints, block arteries and cloud clear tissues like the lens of the eye, leading to cataracts. Since diabetics suffer from all these ailments, the biochemists guessed...
...over the management of its operations to Barnes & Noble provides a case in point. Within one year of privatizing operations, the Coop's costs of advertising, data processing and employee salaries and benefits have declined. Isn't it surprising that a firm interested in making a profit will prevent excess spending! Obviously, the Coop hasn't learned that lesson. And to judge from the its less-than-helpful permanent sales clerks, management isn't taking any pains to enforce capitalist dictates...
...damage: the killer proteins produced by the macrophages. These proteins attack the cartilage and cause inflammation. One company, Immunex of Seattle, has focused on one such protein, called tumor necrosis factor. Immunex's treatment, which worked so effectively for Lindagail Dixon, consists of genetically engineered proteins that sop up excess tnf, interrupting the cycle of destruction. A third tactic, being developed by Amgen of Thousand Oaks, California, targets another inflammatory protein, interleukin-1, in much the same way. If approved by the FDA, all three drugs could be on the market in a couple of years...
Forty percent of the Gaza Strip, and 65 percent of the West Bank, have been effectively annexed for illegal settlements, roads, and the like. Unemployment is in excess of 60 percent. So even before the violence broke out, discontent was unquestioningly widespread...