Word: modestly
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Some people are born into fame, others attain it, and still others are picked out almost at random by DAVID LETTERMAN. When DICK ASSMAN sold his Saskatchewan gas station and went to work for the one across the street, it was noted in a modest ad in the local paper. Somehow, the ad--and Assman's snicker-inducing name--was brought to Letterman's attention. An appearance on the Late Show ensued--as did an agent, some commercials, a couple of marriage proposals and a name-recognition factor in Canada of 49%, according to a local polling concern, which means...
When asked about Powell's statement that he didn't know anything about academic finance, Ramsay-Jenkins responded, "I think the General is being very modest and that his knowledge to operate in a not-for-profit environment was extensive...
With the aid of a CD-ROM-generated street map of Clearfield, Sayer guides the van to Hall's house. It's a modest but tidy red brick home with an American-flag wreath on the door. Bingo! "That looks like a Nellye Hall house," Sayer says with approval. The team doubles back into town to meet up with the car dealer who has brought the Jag in from Harrisburg. And then: Showtime. But alas, Prize Patrol history is not to be made. Hall turns out to be a great-grandmother of preternatural calm. Confronted by cameras, hysterical Patrol members...
First the good news: in laying out the House regulations to his "Sisters and Brothers of the Winthrop Nation," Senior Tutor Gregory Mobley struck a blow against age discrimination, setting the House drinking age to a modest...
Green describes the report's recommendations as modest in nature. But he believes the report, now being circulated throughout the University, will help initiate an ongoing examination of the relationship between Harvard scientists and their sponsors...