Word: modestly
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...become all too clear that the offensive had slowed to a virtual standstill. As fighting in the mountains outside the city bogged down, the Bosnian government claimed that its objective had not, in fact, been to lift the blockade. Rather, it was announced, the operation had only a few modest goals: to cut several Serb supply routes, gain some strategic positions and keep Serb troops busy so that they would find it difficult to reinforce other units. "It's a limited-scope offensive," said Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic. "We cannot lift the siege...
Everyone, maybe, except Howard, whose career disappointments have been precious few. Yet he is typically modest about the technical feat of making Apollo 13. "I always feel like I'm flying by the seat of my pants," he says, chuckling. "I could carry the analogy further and say I haven't even come close to making a movie on autopilot yet. I hope I never...
...broad outline into detailed spending legislation, are rejecting their party's more revolutionary ideas for cutting the size of government-and, some dismayed Republicans say, jeopardizing the G.O.P.'s chances of actually achieving a balanced budget by 2002. The proposals being thrown out by the Appropriations Committee are relatively modest. But if lawmakers can't say no to little programs, it bodes ill for their ability later on to cut the bigger ones, like entitlements. No one is more worried by the direction in which things are headed than Budget Committee chairman John Kasich, who said that while the appropriators...
...Federal Reserve survey released today suggests the economy may be slipping into a mild recession. UnderscoringChairman Alan Greenspan's unusually frank warning of a "modest, near-term recession"Tuesday night, the "Beige Book" survey of business conditions by the Fed's 12 regional banks said key segments of the economy that respond most readily to higher interest rates are slowing dramatically. According to the report,auto industry sales remain "depressed" and home-buying is slower than last year. On the upside, the survey found only mild inflationary pressures. Greenspan's comments have convinced many Fed-watchers that...
Olajuwon was so devastating in the series with the Spurs, averaging 35.3 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots, that Houston coach Rudy Tomjanovich proclaimed it a "legendary performance that people will be talking about for a long, long time." Even the normally modest Olajuwon admitted, "I don't think I realized [how well I played] until I saw the film, and then I said, 'Who's that...