As I've written elsewhere, we're all regularly reminded of our status as citizen journalists and members of the social media, so it behooves us to apply at least the barest modicum of old-media standards to the information we publish and promote.
It highlights the way in which a medium-sized country can turn its military traditions into a diplomatic ace, by keeping at the ready a modicum of well-trained, mobile forces with experience of inter-communal peacekeeping as well as wars.
Yet in failing to demand that the states manage wolves with at least a modicum of respect, the feds have all but guaranteed yet another long chapter of heartless persecution.
He cut the conventional military budget sharply, backed away from the promise of liberating Eastern Europe, sought at least a modicum of détente with the Soviet Union and denounced the military-industrial complex in his valedictory.
The image was displayed at both venues without the slightest modicum of incident.
It did not help the Vikings that Freeman, who completed just 20 of 53 passes, was hopelessly inaccurate with his passes, in part because the Giants were applying at least a modicum of pressure on the passer.
In a bid to promote understanding, or at the very least a modicum of human sympathy, I have tried hard to capture this complexity and ambiguity in my journalism.
Whether it's a New York City warehouse rave, a farm festival, or a Soul Cycle spin class, I like to think that at some point you will feel at least a modicum of community and the connection with your fellow revelers.
The friendliness of Slovenes, many of whom speak at least a modicum of English, and the lack of tourists are only two of the reasons it is so pleasant to navigate Slovenia.
If you ask people about politics, or history, or the weather, most people will possess at least a modicum of expertise, at least along a narrow band.
