He exchanged the company Mercedes for a more modest model and once surprised his colleagues in London by arriving in a taxi rather than the customary limousine.
Pleyel pianos cost between 42,000 euros or roughly $56,000 for a more modest model and range up to around 250,000 euros or about $336,000 for a bespoke concert grand.
With a little inside knowledge, it's possible to dig beneath the surface specifications and determine whether you can afford to shell out the big bucks or if you can settle for a more modest model.
A Performance 3 arriving after the more modest Model 3 might strike some early pre-order customers the wrong way, if they were hoping to max out the specs on their vehicles with available options.
A modest canvas model, 4 by 6 feet, costs $292.
The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) score was 0.65, indicating modest model discrimination.
Compared with the initial model [Supplemental Material, Table 4 (online at http://www.ehponline.org/members/2008/10972/suppl.pdf)], we achieved a modest gain in model fit in the reduced model (Table 6).
Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the flat tripartite model of HADS provided a modest advantage in model fit when compared with other theoretical factor solutions.
Modest Models Photographs By Pari Dukovic Text by Judith Thurman A New York-based modelling agency seeks to dispel the idea that Islam and modern fashion are incompatible.
