Word: modeste
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
McLean-Foreman recounts his accomplishments in a modest and unfailingly even, polite tone. Aaron C. Barth ’04, McLean-Foreman’s roommate during their freshman and sophomore years, says McLean-Foremean is a stereotypical Brit. “Alasdair is very calm and thoughtful about everything he does,” he says, “but he also has an extremely sharp, subtle British wit.” Barth reports that McLean-Foreman frequently tosses around British slang (“bollocks” is a favorite), and says his natural British accent helped...
...things that these Rhodes people arbitrarily chose to value,” and “Not everything we do is completely our own doing.” Rawls might agree with Wagner on both points—and such deferral to moral relativism is typical of this modest senior when reflecting on her vibrant life at Harvard...
...past decade have learned that the most devastating complications of diabetes--and in some cases the disease itself--are almost entirely preventable. There are better techniques for monitoring diabetes and more effective drugs for treating it, and a major study published last year shows that by making only modest changes in diet and exercise, people at high risk of Type 2 diabetes can stave off the disease for at least three years and perhaps a lot longer (more on Type 1 in just...
...checking out the expenses through research services like Morningstar.com The simplest solution, however, is to avoid commissions altogether by choosing from the 5,500 or so no-load funds of such firms as Vanguard, Fidelity and T. Rowe Price. No-load funds levy no sales commissions and charge only modest 12b-1 fees. But no-load funds have costs too, so look for those that impose expense ratios of less than 1% a year. Remember: when it comes to funds, you can't afford to take anything on trust alone...
...typical fashion, Cavanagh was modest after the game and complemented senior winger Dennis Packard for feeding him the puck on his second goal...