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Word: excessive (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...There is a character factor here. What makesyou different at the end of the day is not aHarvard degree--there are quite of few of them.You're not measured of excess beyond need...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Jackson Defends Affirmative Action | 4/24/1995 | See Source »

...apogee of excess, however, was a $3 million extravaganza staged in Paris by Thierry Mugler, who took over the Cirque d'Hiver to celebrate his 20th year in the business. A standing-room-only crowd of 1,700 watched as nearly 100 models and dancers cavorted on a multilevel stage. He had the finest flowering of supermodeldom, plus drop-ins by former Hitchcock star (The Birds) Tippi Hedren-one of whose gowns was decorated with feathers-and heiress Patty Hearst. Mugler is about the only person left who presents corsets and bustiers, but at least he made them sexy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A NEW TOUCH OF CLASS | 4/17/1995 | See Source »

After only forty minutes of deliberation, a jury at the Cambridge District Court delivered a verdict of not guilty to Walsh, who faced charges of malicious destruction of personal property in excess...

Author: By Eric S. Bassin, | Title: 'Dildo Trial' Ends; Walsh Innocent | 4/11/1995 | See Source »

...rubber dildoes served as the primary pieces of evidence in the case against Walsh, who is accused of malicious destruction of personal property in excess...

Author: By Jeffrey N. Gell., | Title: Walsh Is Tried for Tearing Dildoes | 4/8/1995 | See Source »

...than one percent--but that was motivated by a desire to avoid the consequences (myriad and nasty). We organizationally challenged people are used to sitting on the floor in lecture halls and apologizing for being late. When I was little, I used to run everywhere because I had enough excess energy to power New York for a week. Now I run everywhere because I'm chronically behind schedule. Somehow, everything seems to take longer than expected--showers, papers, Internet sessions...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: All Together Now? | 4/6/1995 | See Source »

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