Word: excessive
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...three sports, the fencers are in the best financial position, having received a gift in excess of $40,000 from a former Crimson fencer. Presumably, they will use the income from this gift to defray expenses...
...level. During launching and reentry, the space pilot will have his pressure suit inflated. In relaxed, straightaway flight, he will be able to deflate his suit, open his visor and rely on cabin air. The air will be filtered, probably through lithium hydride, to remove carbon dioxide and excess water vapor from breath and sweat. It will also be cooled and deodorized...
...money? ends? or is it merely success?) is unfortunate. The section on "Harvard's Split Personality" (the College dedicated to citizens vs. the University dedicated to scholars) shows understanding, research, and a clear style. The feature on professors with-more-than-25-years-at-Harvard suffers from an excess of statistics and a shortage of personal details...
...heart of the problem," as Monro sees it, "is to distinguish between the intent of the Board of Directors and the individual instances of excess. This is a very large organization. We have tried to lay down some general guide-lines, but we don't try to overdirect agencies...
Reigning Cats & Dogs. In St. Louis County, Mo., State Weight Inspector Arthur J. Schneider stopped a truck, ordered the driver to rearrange his freight to take excess weight off the rear axle, sympathetically changed his mind when the driver told him the cargo was eight leopards, a cheetah, eight dogs and a panther...