Word: modeste
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...rare occasion when he can relax at home with his wife of 36 years, "Loki." Their modest residence, situated on the Rhine within sight of the I Chancellery, is furnished in modern-functional style and decorated with expressionist and impressionist paintings. Bookcases are filled with volumes on history and economics. Schmidt occasionally relaxes with a mystery story, preferably by Agatha Christie, plays Bach or Mozart on a large electric organ, or challenges his wife at chess and double solitaire. He hates to lose at chess, as well as politics; when he does, he is apt to rail...
OPEC could be poised for a further jump in prices. Production from Iran hovers at about 4 million bbl. daily, or approximately two-thirds its prerevolutionary output. But violence is flaring once again among oilworkers in the fields of Khuzistan. If the trouble results in even a modest drop in exports, that could send prices shooting into orbit...
...three most prominent proposals are those of Kennedy; Louisiana Senator Russell Long, who advocates a far more restricted measure; and Carter, who takes a more modest, middle-of-the-road approach. The three...
...could become the first jockey ever to win Triple Crown championships on both sides of the Atlantic, but the shy young man remains as modest as ever. "]I came over, I got some nice horses and I won some races...
...managed to freeze intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and submarine-launched missiles at existing high levels. The treaty ignored bombers and did not deal effectively with weapon modernization. Disappointed arms-control advocates hoped that subsequent agreements would slash superpower nuclear stockpiles. The achievements of last week's accord remain relatively modest, but they do go beyond SALT I. For the first time, a few aging nuclear weapons actually will have to be dismantled, and some technology will be restricted...