It operates on billion-dollar margins that would exceed the budget of many small nations.
It forecast tax collections in 2010 that would exceed the mayor's estimate by $1.2 billion.
For deterrence to be effective, players must anticipate penalties that would exceed any gains they would make from the misbehavior.
The figures showed contracts or pending contracts for an additional 398 acres at a cost that would exceed $32 million.
"You're really talking about a break that would exceed what we would consider a good year," Mr. McGill said.
Congress can use its taxing power "even for purposes that would exceed its powers under other provisions" of the Constitution, the department said.
The software giant is in talks to help finance a takeover bid for Dell that would exceed $20 billion, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
Many Americans complained about the rising price of gasoline, but the economy shrugged off pump prices that would exceed $3 a gallon, and kept growing.
She and the lawmakers all agreed that President Bush would not sign a farm bill that would exceed the limits of the trade agreement.
They did not anticipate having to write monthly checks for health insurance that would exceed their mortgage and property taxes combined.
Consumer groups have warned people not to assume that fixed tariffs provide better value, after one analysis found 70 fixed deals that would exceed the cap.
