Mr. Weberman, an unlicensed therapist, testified during his trial that boys and girls — though not his accuser — were regularly referred to him by a Hasidic modesty committee concerned about what it viewed as inappropriate attire and behavior.
The ostentation of years gone by when McLaren might annex half of Valencia, commandeer the Cirque du Soleil to entertain guests and unveil a car expected to compete for the championship, was replaced by a new modesty reflecting the poverty of last year's embarrassment.
With a modesty so admired by his friends, Coco -- because even his nickname is humble -- has made the Sakharov Prize seem much more important.
I was impressed by their acceptance speeches – marked by modesty, an awareness of the importance of teamwork and a rejection of policies that unfairly favoured some schools over others.
He shuffles his feet, as if overcome by a fit of modesty.
Their distinction from beasts and children manifests itself immediately by a sense of modesty about exposing their bodies, and loincloths become the first products of the higher knowledge.
She was inspired, she said, by the women she interviewed, as well as by "A Return to Modesty," Wendy Shalit's 1999 polemic against feminism, which argues that the sexual freedoms of the 1960's and 70's ultimately betrayed women.
We are freer than we have ever been to enjoy vicarious thrills, to gaze at exhibitionistic couplings on cable TV, where no one seems to be burdened by a sense of modesty or smell.
Or it may be a red herring, masquerading, by its modesty, as a real clue.
