Word: modeste
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...Your famous 900-word article 40 years ago seemed a little understated. Were you being modest...
...first line of the book is, "I have never seen Francis Crick in a modest mood." Francis, I understand the publication caused you some distress...
...imperial overstretch. The genesis of the new book, as Kennedy explains, came during a 1988 conference when he was criticized for not addressing "those forces for global change, such as population growth, the ; impact of technology, environmental damage and migration, which were transnational in nature." Perhaps a more modest scholar than Kennedy might have responded that he was, for all his erudition, primarily a historian and not an agronomist, a climatologist or a demographer...
...President offers higher taxes and modest spending cuts, but Congress and lobbyists may tear into his blueprint...
Ironically, most seniors will write Harvard a check from money their parents gave them. Students who depend on their own resources are far less likely to have the extra cash on hand. These seniors may well decide to contribute a modest (but hard-earned) sum. Habit-forming purpose aside, it is slightly incongruous to write a twenty dollar check to an institution that has given you thousands in financial aid. The "success" of the Class Gift drive may depend on everyone's participation, but its effective influence on Harvard's finances will be determined by how many seniors have rich...