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astronomically

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  • r  enormously
    the bill was astronomically high

  • The overall costs of both Medicaid and Medicare are running astronomically higher than pre-enactment forecasts.
  • Electricity has made the once lowly candle a symbol of gracious living, and fireplaces are included only in the most astronomically expensive modern apartments.
  • For convenience, the Council arbitrarily set the equinox on March 21, although astronomically it usually falls on March 20, sometimes on the 19th.
News & Articles

  • Broad coalition forming to fight Biggert-Waters Act, St. Tammany audience is told
    Louisiana finds itself in the unenviable position of being the "guinea pigs" in FEMA’s efforts to implement new flood elevation maps that, combined with the passage of the Biggert-Waters Act, could astronomically increase flood insurance premiums, a panel of speakers...
    June 21, 2013 - New Orleans Times-Picayune
  • Tips for enjoying the South Sound's longest days of the year
    Swedes drink vodka and dance around maypoles. Greeks jump over bonfires. Pagan and druidic Brits gather at Stonehenge. For many Northern Hemisphere cultures, the summer solstice is a time of rebirth, rejuvenation — and major partying. While astronomically the solstice officially occurred at 10:04 p.m. Pacific time Thursday, Friday night is only one second longer at eight hours and four minutes ...
    June 20, 2013 - Tacoma News Tribune
Quotes

  • Sian Berry in Sky News
    The party principal speaker Sian Berry said: "If the government do go down the nuclear route, they will be committing the UK to a dirty, dangerous and astronomically expensive future."
  • Turki al-Faisal in ABS CBN News
    The idea of somebody firing a missile at an installation somewhere will shoot up the price of oil astronomically,Al-Faisal said.
  • Kyle Whittingham in International Herald Tribune
    You get Louie in that situation, the chances are astronomically in your favor that you'll come out successful,Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said.

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