Word: modeste
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Havasupai clearly need help. They refuse to move to any other land because they want to be where their ancestors are buried. But their life in the canyon is nearly unbearable. During the summer some can make a modest living by guiding tourists on foot or horseback down to spectacular Havasu Falls, not far from their village. In winter, however, they are cut off, often for weeks, from the nearest medical aid and supplies. Groceries must be brought from a supermarket 110 miles away in Kingman, Ariz, and sell in the village co-op store for as much...
Both five-passenger cars will offer what automakers think the public wants: a marriage of modest size and luxury (air conditioning, power steering...
...faced chorus called the Mark Curb Congregation, Mark soft-shoe-shuffled and crooned through a couple of olden goldies, The Sidewalks of New York and A Bicycle Built for Two. Then he introduced his guests, National Hula Hoop Champion Lori Lynn Raye, 15, and Sugar-Rocker Craig Johnson, 15. Modest Mark admitted some identification problems in his new career. "I'm not Tom Jones and I'm not a cow," he allowed. Perhaps thinking nostalgically of the days when all it took to gain a cheer was winning another gold medal, he added, "This is a lot harder...
...similar modest efforts began the ecumenical movement that culminated in the World Council...
...Groove Tube probably looked better on tape. There, the visual texture of television can be effortlessly duplicated and, in more modest circumstances, the film's misfires and arid portions would not seem so greatly enlarged. A bit of patience is required plus some small tolerance for a sort of home-room scatology, but perseverance is rewarded...