Word: modestic
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...will, deplore disconnects of this kind - whatever became of the tragic sense of life? - or you can find a perverse sort of hope in them. Even slightly dopy little American comedies carry with them an implicit promise - of romance, of laughter, of (above all) the modest joys of ordinary life. And they carry that message - without even knowing it's a message - to the remotest and nastiest corners of the world...
...client lunches. Or the British computer-graphics expert who says he's popping out for a sandwich rather than admit he's going to the mosque. Or Arslan, who had to jettison her cultural values to argue for a raise: "Modesty is an Islamic virtue, but if you're modest, you don't get anywhere in Europe." Just as working mothers do, Europe's Muslim professionals raise issues about white-collar workplace culture and its demands. Those who refuse to compromise - like the female Muslim doctors or dentists who decide to stay at home rather than treat male patients - explode...
...remains unpopular. And to the extent they take time to think about it, most people have made up their minds about George W. Bush's presidency at this point. Even wrapped in the cloak of "liberty," the most Bush can hope for this year is a modest bounce. As for the history books, nothing he puts on the table Monday evening will change that judgment...
...Arizona Senator latched his political fortunes to the war last spring, and for much of the past couple of months, his bet has looked pretty shrewd. Out on the campaign trail, he has never missed an opportunity to tout the definite, if modest, improvement in Iraq and his role in pushing for the surge. But now, as McCain battles Mitt Romney to become the G.O.P. front-runner, it seems possible that the maverick Senator could be a victim of his own success. With Iraq overtaken by the flagging economy as voters' number one concern, McCain has not been able...
...Critics will say that the E.U. mission is still modest in numbers and scope compared to U.S.-led operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and even the U.N.-AU effort in Darfur. But for the E.U., progress comes in little steps: the mission to Chad and the CAR will be a key test of military resolve in difficult conditions, and a possible precursor to more efforts sending E.U. soldiers to foreign fields. "This is quite unlike anything the E.U. has been involved in ever before," CER's Valasek said. Although he felt Chad was less of a clear E.U. foreign policy...