Word: modestly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Governors in California, Florida and Illinois have emphasized the prevention of social and environmental problems. Studies show, for example, that modest investments in prenatal care and prevention of drug abuse among pregnant women can save millions of dollars in hospital treatment for crack babies and other unhealthy infants...
...Moscow count even its modest accomplishments secure. For months there have been warnings of a showdown between reformists and reactionaries. Russians and Russia watchers alike talk about "the December scenario." The opening act will take place during the Congress of People's Deputies that begins this week. Yeltsin's opponents are expected to launch an all-out offensive to restrict his personal authority, reverse his main policies and remove his key ministers. In the scarier versions of the scenario, the maneuvers against the Russian government could be a prelude to a parliamentary upheaval or even a putsch...
...ACTOR CAN EXPECT TO CONQUER THE title role in HAMLET -- only to provide fresh insight into a few scenes. Tom Hulce, whose varied work has been overshadowed by his gigglesome Mozart in the film Amadeus, specializes in ironic, self-deprecating intelligence that ought to meet that modest goal. But in a hokey production all too typical of Washington's Shakespeare Theater, Hulce fails to make the words sound sincere and obscures the political and revenge narratives with muddling about real-or-feigned madness. Francesca Buller comes as close as anyone can to bringing off Ophelia's breakdown, and Franchelle Stewart...
Gold and platinum pushed higher in modest trade on the London bullion market with an upbeat, but cautious resumption of US trading after Friday's holiday. Financial Times, July...
...Tyler Rullman, about his abilities and you get practically nothing--just a few modest statements about his versatility and his dedication to his team...