Word: modicums
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...public thunderbolt of Cominform anathema to Tito's head. Zhdanov said that Thorez had not stuck close enough "to the basic and permanent principles of proletarian internationalism." As was clear from the rest of the letter, this Communist gobbledygook meant that Thorez was deemed guilty of substituting a modicum of French nationalism for 100% subservience to Russian nationalism, as interpreted by the Kremlin bosses...
...always welcome, particularly when it is appropriate, and a modicum of merde when skillfully handled imparts a zest to TIME'S fine flavor. However, it seems improbable that Jean Boewet [TIME, May 10], contemplating the "experts with briefcases," could have employed the immortal expletive of Cambronne...
Snow has kept the oversized squad indoors, forcing it to share its quarters with the track team and limiting practice to a modicum of fielding and batting, but the team should be hitting the wide open spaces of Soldiers Field at least a week before the start of the spring vacation, weather permitting...
...common answer to this is that those who do not take shortcuts are forced in preparing for an exam to have mastered most of the material in a course in order to pass, and that therefore the tutoring school should be made illegal, thus forcing everyone to do a modicum of normal studying...
Cambridge firemen, arriving on a book-and-ladder truck and a fire engine, showed little appreciation of their undue summons and remarked to questioning Yardlings that they were merely on a practice run. "Five Yard policemen were present to preserve the remaining modicum of order among north-entry residents...