Word: modeste
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...when Aronofsky and Williams tone it down for the modest middle sequence, where modern-day researcher Thomas hunts for a cancer cure that will save his wife, the book becomes an unconvincing melodrama with two stock archetypes: the driven scientific male who struggles to defeat death and the beatific, artistic female who courageously accepts it. Without the star wattage of real people to put over the chemistry of the characters, the authors never build up a convincing case for the timelessness of this relationship. They need to stretch out the quiet bits, but, even at over 160 pages, the pace...
...applaud Cambridge for being one of the first U.S. cities to implement widespread wireless access, and a few others already have plans in the works. Philadelphia, for one, has hired Earthlink to provide wireless to the entire City of Brotherly Love, and it plans to charge citizens a modest subscription fee. San Francisco is currently investigating the prospect of citywide wireless, and, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco officials have received 26 offers from companies willing to provide wireless to the hilly Californian streets. Though setting up wireless hubs throughout cities will be a pricy and logistically challenging...
...melting of the Greenland ice cap, or, worse yet, the West Antarctic ice sheet. The latter event could raise sea levels a whopping 5 meters, or about 16 ft., which could drown huge swaths of low-lying coastland and essentially wipe out countries like Bangladesh and the Maldives. Modest temperature increases could also shut off key ocean currents, like the Gulf Stream, plunging Europe into a mini...
Although the proposed amount allotted to these initiatives was only a modest $114 million, Bush’s symbolic support of welcoming international students was significant, Day said. It will likely be mentioned in the address, she said, if not as prominently as the expected scientific innovation agenda...
...Vicente Fox, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Australian Prime Minister John Howard--as well as Bush. With plans to pump C$5.3 billion more into Canada's military over five years as well as add to foreign aid, Harper hopes to preside over a revival of Canada's modest role as a player in world affairs. For a leader who has rarely traveled beyond Canada's borders, that would be an impressive achievement...