21.   The Ministry of Finance awarded AFLAC a monopoly for eight years and the company quickly exceeded all expectations.

22.   The tribe says the company is exceeding the authorized pumping limits and has stayed on the reservation years longer than the original agreement intended.

23.   Under federal rules, Evergreen had to sell stations in markets where the combined company exceeded Federal Communications Commission ownership limits.

24.   Both companies have exceeded the credits in past years and plan to use credits to avoid paying millions in fines for not meeting the standard.

25.   Having only introduced Grandcell to the market in March, the company has already exceeded its sales target.

26.   The networking company slight exceeded Wall Street estimates for first-quarter earnings, but investors were concerned about future revenues.

27.   While many companies have exceeded fourth-quarter earnings expectations, few have said business is improving.