That figure exceeded the range of previous estimates by 12 to 40 percent and led to long waiting lists.

The company will not have to contribute to the settlement unless its future sales exceed 1997 levels by 125 percent.

Officials say the state's electrical supply exceeds demand by 23 percent.

But the new rents may not exceed the old ones by more than 50 percent.

Its 16th edition, issued in 1992, is expected to exceed that figure by 20 percent.

A month ago, many retailers hoped to exceed last year's sales by 5 percent.

The new rate cannot exceed the initial rate by more than 6 percent.

In studies of 17 less developed countries, women's work hours exceeded men's by 30 percent.

The United States will exceed it by 13 percent or more.

Their demand for water already exceeds the entire annual flow of the two rivers by 25 percent.