Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...perks enjoyed by many U.S. corporate executives have touched a raw nerve in a time of massive layoffs and dismal profits. Irate unions and shareholders have demanded that business chiefs be held more accountable for the fat compensation packages they get. Congress has threatened to pass legislation to curb excess corporate pay if regulators fail to take on the task. Sensing the growing outrage, Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Richard Breeden unveiled a set of reforms last week that will make corporate boards think twice before handing out multimillion-dollar paychecks to top executives...
...people has genes that conflict with his or her apparent gender." In some cases, the Y chromosome is defective and fails to properly signal the body to produce masculinizing hormones -- or in the case of men who are genetically female, an X chromosome inappropriately signals the body to produce excess testosterone. In instances such as Patino's, male hormones may be present, but the body lacks the proper receptors to respond. Such individuals look female and, significantly for sports, have the size and musculature of a woman; the Y chromosome is irrelevant...
...report pointed out that the increase in time spent in the workplace is the reverse of a prediction commonly made during the last decade, namely that increased automation would soon lead to a "crisis of excess leisure time" for American workers...
...Excess UV radiation may also affect the body's general ability to fight off disease. Says immunologist Margaret Kripke of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston: "We already know that ultraviolet light can impair immunity to infectious diseases in animals. We know that there are immunological effects in humans, though we don't yet know their significance...
Leandro said he accepted blame for the cause ofthe fire. Excess grease had built up fromhamburgers prepared that night. The grease drippedonto the pan below and the tray burst into flames,dining officials said...