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Mr. Mohseni has brought a modicum of normalcy to Afghanistan.

With Jeff Cassar's team having just ended a five-game winless run, the defending Western champions brought a modicum of momentum to StubHub Center – an impetus emboldened by the returns of Kyle Beckerman and Nick Rimando.

Much of Somalia is still controlled by clan-based militias, but in the past year and a half, African Union peacekeepers have brought a modicum of peace and stability to Mogadishu, and a nascent government is now trying to deliver some services and gain the people's support.

Photograph: Amel Emric/AP While Slobodan Milosevic's death in custody may have brought a modicum of short-term relief to those who suffered under his regime, the overwhelming reaction to his demise was frustration that the Serbian strongman can now not be judged for the horrendous crimes of which he stood accused.

In 2006, he became a leader of an Islamist alliance that kicked out Mogadishu's warlords and brought a modicum of peace to the city for the first time since Siad Barre, Somalia's cold-war-era dictator, was ousted by clan warlords in 1991.

These are the final performances featuring Renée Fleming, who manages to bring a modicum of elegance to the title role; Paul Nadler conducts.

WHILE George Bush argues for giving his troops more time to bring a modicum of security to Iraq, the bombs seem to get more lethal.

If Mr Saleh cannot soon bring a modicum of prosperity to his people, the spirit of revolt may seep into his own back yard.

"The long-awaited travel measure brings a modicum of rationality to what had long been an enormous source of political discontent," said Julia Sweig, a U.S.-Latin American policy expert at the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in Washington.

This modest proposal won't solve the problems the Supreme Court created by its recent decision, but it will bring a modicum of transparency to political advertising by telling us who is paying the bills.

After the Indian Ocean tsunami, according to a report in El Pais, an Acehnese girl developed measles symptoms thanks to three identical jabs from different aid agencies.The Paris declaration hopes to bring a modicum of order to these directionless crop-growers.