When I told him about the latest numbers, he went batshit.

Unlike cynical you, however, I do believe a Romeo and Juliet love is possible.

he is not left barely to the undetermination, incertainty , and unsteadiness of the operation of his Faculties

A company that makes a fetish of never exceeding the budget invites game-playing and other malarky. It is easy to forget the obvious: that it involves no skill to come in on time and under budget if the schedule and budget are generous enough.