Drugs that had been seen as modest earners, such as the cholesterol-lowering statins, became multi-billion-dollar blockbusters.
In UP he is seen as modest and well-intentioned, unlike the older lot, who seem jaded and grasping.
The announcements in George Osborne's Autumn Statement were seen as modest by the industry, and a first step.
The overall drop out rate was seen as modest.
Taylor is seen as modest, down-to-earth, and never lets fame get to her head.
The all-women show "Bonds of Love," organized by the curator, artist and performer Lisa Kirk, could be seen as a modest bad-girl update.
Either way, his novel The Savage Detectives – typically considered his masterpiece – can be seen as a modest contribution to stoner literature.
Though Thursday's vote can be seen as a modest step forward, another possible compromise floated earlier this year would have been far more workable.
Although they emphasize the potential of future therapeutic uses of such compounds, the present data are rather preliminary and can only be seen as a first modest step in this direction (the compound is of low affinity and shows little species-specificity).
"It puts the N.C.A.A. in a difficult position," McCann said, "because if the sanction is too modest it could be seen as inappropriate, or almost like an equivalent of what happened at Ohio State or U.S.C., in situations that were clearly nowhere as bad as what this is".
