The pitching improved to No. 12 last season, but the staff earned run average still exceeded 5.00.

The new average, however, would not exceed five MPs.

Vote scores are a poor measure of merit, and prior to 1980 the average rarely exceeded 90 percent.

It says the average should not exceed 20,000 picocuries of tritium per liter.

A 2008 Premier League team's combined average must not exceed 41.5, increasing to 42.5 the following season.

His average of 17.6 points per game exceeded his career average by nearly 3 points, but the reality remained.

A doctor could charge some patients more, some less, but the yearly average could not exceed the limit.

Analysts expect that by the end of December, the average will exceed the record $223 a night set in 2000.

The average of 9,669 fans for each game at the eight arenas vastly exceeded the preseason estimate of 4,000.

The annual average itself might exceed Belle's, but that doesn't make Bonds the highest-paid player in baseball.