Word: modestly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Jimmy Carter annoys his top aides when he orders them to move from the posh Claridge's hotel to the more modest Hotel Britannia, slicing 15% off the tab. Says press secretary Jody Powell: "He's tight as a tick. He always has been...
Adults with ADHD are beginning to seek special treatment. Under the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, they can insist upon help in the workplace. Usually the interventions are quite modest: an office door or white-noise machine to reduce distractions, or longer deadlines on assignments. Another legal trend that concerns even ADHD advocates: the disorder is being raised as a defense in criminal cases. Psychologist Barkley says he knows of 55 such instances in the U.S., all in the past 10 years. ADHD was cited as a mitigating factor by the attorney for Michael Fay, the 19-year-old American...
...have seemed to every other crew member gathered in Glenwood Springs for what looked like a routine job. All they had to do was contain a modest-size fire, stopping its advance or nudging it in a safe direction. And they would do so at an altitude near 7,000 ft. on a 45 degrees slope, staring into the scorch of a natural inferno...
Beyond Colombia, the death cast a further pall on the World Cup, which had been receiving a modest but heartening welcome in the U.S. A moment of silence preceded the Germany-Belgium game in Chicago. Said Sepp Blatter, head of soccer's governing body: "If something happens by accident, you can say it was the will of God. But when people deliberately shoot and kill somebody because he made a mistake in the game, something is wrong...
...universal health-care reform package. Similar to the Administrations proposal, it would require employers to pay most workers' insurance coverage, with breaks for small businesses. On the Senate side, however, the pivotal finance committee voted down employer payments for workers' insurance. Complicating matters, minority leader Bob Dole produced a modest package of insurance reforms that immediately drew the backing of 39 Republican Senators...