Kris was smart but unpretentious.

Tariffs are generally modest already, so gains from their further reduction would be modest as well.

I think studying Arabic and the Middle East was humbling as I learned more about both, it only made me realize how much I didn't and still don't know.

The pope began to speak for the very last time I had the great grace to be born into a Christian family, modest and poor, but with the fear of the Lord.

However, this proportion remains modest.

Many modest steps have been taken.

Thus far, the quality of our choices has been unimpressive, reflecting little sensitivity to sustainability and the impact of our choices on future generations.

Mexico has made voluntary contributions to the Fund which, while modest, reflect my country's commitment to providing support to the victims of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

But other social indicators are unimpressive.

Additional demands from the Rotterdam Convention_even if they were quite modest_would likely require proportionally greater commitments from the donor countries.

Sami lived a modest ordinary life.

They can all be fixed by means of modest reforms.

The benefit is therefore modest.

In some cases, even if motives are mixed, the prospects of success are reasonable, and the misery of a population can be relieved at modest expense.

And those payouts are modest compared to the research and development efforts they stimulate.

This is a modest amount, but the initial ambition was also modest.

We believe that large dividends in threat reduction can be achieved with a relatively modest investment.

The Government of Timor Leste has decided to make a modest financial contribution.

In both the SAICM and Basel Convention cases, however, study drafts on financial considerations were neither completed nor available during the time when the present study was being prepared.

Statistical data provided by IMF indicate that the post conflict recovery in Liberia in 2004 05 has been relatively modest.

The General Assembly had initiated a modest experiment with many caveats.

When Pinkhas Sapir, Prime Minister Golda Meir s legendary finance minister died, all that he owned was a modest apartment in Tel Aviv and some small savings.

Though not a Muslim, Lady Macleod also intends to fast the month.

However, collecting the demographic dividend would require that appropriate policies be in place.

However, the proportion of women participating in international activities remains modest.

A number of countries are in between these extremes, with moderate statistical capacity.

The plan, if true, failed because the Khalqists found out about it.

The overall security situation in Liberia remained calm, but fragile.

Though in a limited number, there are guarantees in terms of available scholarships.

Led by a group of technocrats surrounding the young King Mohammed VI, a reform process including political liberalization has begun in earnest, even if the results still seem modest.

The ceremonial architecture at Quiriguá is quite modest, but the site's importance lies in its wealth of sculpture, including the tallest stone monumental sculpture ever erected in the New World.

As a result, their redistributive effects are modest.

The paper was published in a minor journal and is not very well cited.

The door is now open to an initial agreement with modest goals.

Their efforts have had limited coverage in the mainstream media.

This is of crucial importance to us, as our uranium resources are modest.

During 2004 we took the modest first steps in a process of reviving our Conference.

PALO ALTO Early signs of a manufacturing rebound, already strong in Asia, lend hope for some modest recovery from today s deep global recession.

The Panel checked the Kuwaiti company's own claim filed during the regular claims programme and noted that the company consisted of a small clothing store and a tailor shop with modest losses that did not include a computer network.

This agenda might seem selfish, though understandable from the point of view of an oil billionaire.

Finland has signed the Protocol in question but has not ratified it so far.

In his view, then, the obligation is contractual, albeit one ratified by the court.

Summit communiqués have become modest if wordy affairs.

The Jafraa band was established in 2007 with modest intentions to perform melodies and original art.

Nevertheless, these developments represent only a modest step forward.