Word: excessive
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...will quickly become unsustainable. If at that point, central bankers were to remain obsessed with inflation, deeper and still more problematic cracks would open in the world economy. With investors reeling, the world carrying unprecedented levels of debt, and the U.S. sucking up virtually all of the world's excess savings to cover its own financial shortfall, this is not the time for a major monetary miscue. What is really troubling markets is not so much inflation, for the factors that might drive global prices higher continue to be overwhelmed by powerful underlying forces. Rather it is the fear that...
...weight loss to most lightweights is a very individualized, practiced routine, one fine-tuned over their years with the varsity. Most are rigid in their approach, sure that their method works and often wary of the advice of a teammate. It’s a private ritual, bordering on excessive and obsessive, yet made very safe by familiarity and experience. I felt, throughout my time talking and eating with the lightweights, that they knew exactly what they were doing down to the last fraction of a pound.The tortuous journey from Monday to Friday and from season to season hardens...
There are all kinds of reasons why the Duke rape case landed center stage two months ago and has stayed there ever since. In the early days, Mike Nifong, the prosecutor who was up for reelection on May 2 (he won) was accused of an excess of zeal, not to mention an obsession with media visibility, in the days leading up to the arrest of two members of the Duke Lacrosse team...
...fact, even with the annual budget battle that the system has to endure every year, Amtrak ridership has hit record levels in the past three years. It takes approximately six-and-a-half hours, not in excess of nine, to travel from Boston to Washington, D.C. on the Acela, and it wouldn’t take much in the way of capital investment to cut those times significantly. The private freight railroads are required by law to make their rights of way available to Amtrak, so there is no need for Amtrak to “lease” them...
...Soak the rice for 5 minutes in warm water. Rinse and drain. 2. Heat the oil in a wide pot at medium-high heat. Add rice and saut?, stirring occasionally until the rice becomes transparent and the grains start to separate. Pour off any excess oil. Add carrots and peas and saut? for two more minutes. 3. Add pureed tomatoes to the rice and cook for 4 minutes. Next, add stock/water. Arrange the chilis and parsley on top. 4. Bring to a boil. 5. As soon as it boils, reduce the flame to medium and cover. Cook for 20 minutes...