Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...source alleged that Sperling and Eisensonreceived a total of 4 percent of Aeneas' profitson every investment overperformance in excess of10 percent...
...sources said that the pair's compensationwas far in excess of what would have beenappropriate for their performance, especiallygiven Aeneas' large subsequent write-offs...
Felix tears the soles off shoes, pastes barge glue onto leather, hammers the new sole on and pares away the excess. His head angles forward after a lifetime of looking downward. Without interrupting the rhythm of his work he says, "So what questions do you have?" I ask him to talk about his work...
...film--again, like JFK--struggles with its attempt to analyze history, too often romanticizing the past. For example, JFK's assassination is highly stylized: slow motion photography, with a beautiful Judy Collins rendition of "Amazing Grace" in the background, lends great spirituality to the event. However, this excess is unnecessary given the emotional and spiritual power Kennedy's assassination already commands over the American psyche...
...childhood in Yukon (pop. 21,400), the Oklahoma City suburb where young Troyal Garth Brooks would knock himself out trying to outshine his sister and four brothers. Only difference now is that the venue's gotten bigger, and the stakes higher. Dramatically higher. Today this guy with the excess longitude under the chin is the new face of pop music...