Word: modestly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...clue as to her motives." This is sheer and unadulterated nonsense. Did he bother to talk to any of her "devoted fans" to substantiate his fantasy? As one of them, I would have been very happy to explain to him her motives, which are as noble as they are modest...
Instead, the Israeli official suggested, nations involved in the conference could emerge with a joint statement about their discussions. Even that modest amount of collaboration would be unprecedented, he said...
Bill O'Donnell, the associate director of communications at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, said the gifts to Harvard medical students are "modest contributions to medical education...
...time. To slam on the fiscal brakes in the midst of a recession, or a shaky recovery, or whatever the heck we're in, would be suicidal. Partisans of the other two candidates have grasped this argument as a defense of their considerably more modest deficit-reduction proposals...
Lately the market's spasms of insecurity have grown more profound. In a stampede of selling last Monday, the Dow dropped more than 100 points by noon, only to bounce back to a modest 22-point decline for the day. The Dow finished the week down 64 points, at 3136.58, a 240-point decline since mid-September. Many analysts attribute the pessimism to a host of misgivings, including uncertainties about the outcome of the presidential election. Most worrisome has been the prospect of an extremely sluggish economic recovery and the apparent decision by the Federal Reserve Board...