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- adj. very generous
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“Christie, 49, New Jersey's first Republican elected governor since 1997, targeted the 195,500-member NJEA and other public-employee unions because of what he called too-generous contracts negotiated by prior Democratic administrations.”
“Even under the commission's too-generous methodology, EU banks will still have to raise an estimated €460 billion $667.5 billion in new capital by 2019 to meet the new requirements.”
The Wall Street Journal: EU's Proposal to Implement Basel III Undermines Spirit
“The governments of Greece and Portugal spent too much and promised too-generous retirement and health benefits.”
“From state legislatures to Congress to tea party rallies, a vocal backlash is rising against what are perceived as too-generous retirement benefits for state and local government workers.”
The Huffington Post: Why Employee Pensions Aren't Bankrupting States
“Still, the legacy of too-generous policies written in the past is likely to weigh for some time.”
The Wall Street Journal: How Far Can Life Insurers Ride Recovery?
“Consider its too-generous $38.1 billion acquisition of U.S. aluminum producer Alcan in 2007.”
“His reasons were that "it would raise gas prices in Arizona, it mandated too much ethanol use, and it contained too-generous tax incentives for people who buy alternative-fuel vehicles.”
Incumbent Reps Wynn (D) And Gilchrest (R) Defeated In Maryland Primary
“McCain criticized it because he said it would raise gas prices in Arizona, it mandated too much ethanol use, and it contained too-generous tax incentives for people who buy alternative-fuel vehicles.”
“A simple dish, but one that people can cut corners on - the biggest crimes against a cottage pie are too much tomato giving a sickly sweet, Chef Boyardee tang to it, mince that's so ground up and processed you begin to doubt that it even came from an animal, and a too-generous coating of mash to cut the overall cost but keep the tummy-filling potential high.”
“Peter Holtzer, a Hungarian pension-reform expert, said he was disappointed that the IMF hadn't demanded that the Hungarian government revamp its too-generous pension system and inequitable tax system when it loaned the country $15.7 billion last October.”
The Wall Street Journal: An Empowered IMF Faces Pivotal Test
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