Word: modestly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this year, Detroit's Big Three expect to sell 37,000 imported cars in Japan, almost double last year's total. That still represents less than 1% of the 4 million cars sold in Japan annually, but Detroit's modest progress belies the traditional view of negotiators in Washington. The Clinton Administration had based its trade policy on the idea that the only way to open up Japan's auto market was to intervene forcefully. Now it is becoming clear that Detroit can make headway on its own, helped by some good economic luck and a little prodding...
Mourners also remembered Rosenfeld yesterday as unusually modest...
...modest number of candidates has resulted despite the publicity efforts of the commission, which is comprised of three former council members who have promised not to seek seats this year...
...fact, Walter, perhaps the family's most eminent member, still shares a modest house on Putnam Street with two other families. His son, Michael, still lives at home. The house's not too far from where he, Ed and seven brothers and sisters grew up on Surrey...
Stocks and bonds dropped for a second straight day. The market moves followed an announcement by the Commerce Department that factory orders were up 4.4 percent in August, the biggest gain in two years for this key sign of industrial health. Economists had been expecting a slightly more modest rise of 3.3 percent or so. It was the latest in a string of indications that the economy is running strong, and reinforced fears of inflation that have ruined the market's Indian summer rally. The Dow Jones industrial average was down as much as 50 points during...