Carter was a somewhat bland engineer, whereas Obama is a charismatic lawyer.

Even in the United States, economic performance has remained mediocre, with growth hovering around 1.5 for the last few quarters.

This would represent a modest, but significant, act of participatory democracy by Treaty members and accountability before the Treaty community.

In the middle of 2009, the annual drop of the GDP for 2009 was estimated around 3 or 4.3 , a relatively modest decrease.

He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Nonetheless, reviewers found it enjoyable, and it was a modest success, running for 91 performances and enjoying revivals into the early part of the 20th century.

Another modest achievement thus far worth mentioning is the introduction of free primary education in the country, which we hope will increase enrolment.

I can assure the Assembly that Monaco will continue resolutely to make its contribution, however modest, to building a better world, with full respect for our differences.

Among the least developed countries in South Asia, economic growth improved modestly, although Afghanistan and Bangladesh were affected by bad weather.

Bahrain plays a modest, moderating role in regional politics and adheres to the views of the Arab League on Middle East peace and Palestinian rights by supporting the two state solution.

Moreover, economic growth is expected to be modest in 2005 due to stagnant employment opportunities, a continued downsizing of the international presence and a decline in bilateral and multilateral assistance.

He went to the commercial business high school as a young man in Budapest, and there he was as smart as he was modest and he enjoyed a considerable success. And after graduation when he went into textile engineering, the success continued.

Progress in promoting the participation of women in representational positions, such as in the National Assembly and on delegations to international meetings, had been modest, and she wondered what mechanisms had been put in place to facilitate such participation.

The 2010 Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference was a modest success, mainly because it did not collapse in disarray, as had the previous one in 2005.

Developing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and in the Middle East and North Africa experienced modest declines in their total debt stocks of 0.8 per cent and 2.1 per cent, respectively.

In this light, the goal of improving the lives of 100 million slum dwellers by 2020, one of the goals set forth in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, is a modest one.

The good news is that this welcome but modest effect on growth probably will not die out in 2016. The bad news is that low prices will place even greater strains on the main oil exporting countries.

In late June, the IMF projected modest growth, and, at the time of the bailout agreement in May 2011, GDP in 2013 was expected to grow by 1.25 .

A recent radio audience survey conducted in Ethiopia revealed that the impact remains modest, however, as a number of people lack direct access to the airwaves in the country.

The global dimension of the NEO hazard and the level of awareness of large numbers of the general public make it a subject that is especially suitable for international cooperation and any resulting project could be on modest financial terms.

UNICEF contribution in terms of resources alone will be very modest the major contribution will result from the organization's unique position and standing within the sector, where UNICEF is acknowledged as a key stakeholder by both governments and civil society.

Aside from his alleged involvement in assorted crimes, Bo was said to be a ruthless apparatchik, endowed with an outsize ego but no real talent. His record as a local administrator was mediocre.

There are indications, however, that the number of rapes saw a modest decrease in May due, in large part, to the increased presence of soldiers and police from the African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) in and around camps for internally displaced persons.

The accomplishments since then showed a blemished record while additional protocols had been concluded, progress towards nuclear disarmament had been insufficient, particularly with regard to the implementation of the 13 practical steps agreed upon at the 2000 Review Conference.