Word: modestly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Dismayed, because we like Jerry Green. He's a genuinely nice guy. He's quiet, modest, and above all, honest. Indeed, among administrators, Green is a rare breed--he says what he thinks. In just 21 months as Provost, the once and future economics professor has developed a reputation as the Rudenstine administration's most outspoken members, the one who isn't afraid to flout the party line...
...Congress who want to encroach on the Fed's autonomy. At the same time, he has tried to satisfy the inflation hawks inside the Fed. The result, say some critics, is that his approach to fighting inflation has been too gradual. Instead of soothing the markets, the Fed's modest one-quarter-point rate increases in February and March simply fueled ) suspicions that more rate hikes were on the way. While no central bank official has publicly criticized Greenspan, one Fed watcher asserts, "I have found by talking to regional Federal Reserve Bank presidents that there is a revolt going...
While his judicial philosophy changed over the years, his personality did not. Amid the pomp and majesty of the court, he remained a modest and unassuming man. He lived with his wife of 53 years, Dottie, in a modest apartment in the unfashionable high-rise canyon of Rosslyn, Virginia, and drove an old blue Volkswagen to work most of his days. His only eccentricity has been his absolute devotion to routine. One egg, toast and coffee every morning at 8 a.m. in the court cafeteria with his clerks; a four-block walk around the building at lunchtime, along with...
...Razorbacks' starting lineup. Then Jones got into oil. In a substantial way. Twenty-five years later he was able to part with $140 million, give or take, in exchange for ownership of the Cowboys. Johnson, on the other hand, slid into coaching, where the remuneration was more modest but the skills perfectly suited to his driven personality. After five years at Oklahoma State, he moved to the University of Miami, where he brought home a national championship...
...vote, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health passed a watered-down version of the President's health-care plan, one that would provide a more modest benefits package but still guarantee universal coverage and require employers to pay for most of their workers' insurance...