Owning a large collection of shoes in various styles and colors has, in the past decade, gone from being considered a sign of ultimate imperial excess (Imelda Marcos) to a constitutional right of the average American woman, and Zappos is at least partly responsible.
Geneva's ultimate symbol of excess, however, is the Bugatti Veyron Hermès edition with calfskin seats and dashboard.
The Fifth was meant by those who wrote it as a check on the ultimate in government excess: the purposeful taking of citizens' lives.
We would consider "good debt" to be that debt which is expected to generate an ultimate return in excess of the original financial outlay.
So far, the ultimate disposal of excess sludge has been and continues to be one of the most expensive problems faced by wastewater utilities, e.g., the treatment of the excess sludge may account for up to 65% of the total plant operation cost.
"In this way, Pissing, Shmoozing, and Looking Away's pieces are the ultimate symbols of excess".
Soriano, we must remember, is perhaps the ultimate example of Yankees excess.
Hiaasen is the author of eight hellish, hilarious visions of tropical greed and excess, the ultimate beach reading.
If advanced batteries or ultracapacitors aren't the ultimate answer, maybe using excess electricity to make hydrogen that can be stored will do the trick.
