"We continue to be modest and creative and simple — and it's that simple," De Niro said, according to a Yahoo media report. .
Along with abnormally low labor force participation and elevated levels of people working part time for economic reasons rather than by choice, wage growth continues to be modest relative to productivity and profits, suggesting that labor markets are not yet tight enough to give workers much bargaining power.
English continued to be used on a modest scale to write local religious works and some poems in the north of England, but most major works were produced in Latin or French.
Tower houses were being built up until the 1640s; after the Restoration the fortified tower house fell out of fashion, but the weak state of the Scottish economy was such that while many larger properties were simply abandoned, the more modest castles continued to be used and adapted as houses, rather than rebuilt.
In a speech that was admittedly modest, Mr. Obama declared Monday that violence continued to be at the lowest it had been in years.
ABC easily won Wednesday's Nielsen ratings competition, with "Lost" and "Alias" coming in first at 8 and 9 p.m., Eastern and Pacific times, respectively, and "Wife Swap" continuing to be a modest hit at 10. Also at 10 p.m. was the battle between the New York City crime dramas, and on that front, NBC's veteran "Law & Order" is gaining ground.
And the effect of the Lehman Brothers crash in September 2008 will continue to be felt in even the most modest local gallery.
But what they at first saw as a modest step will continue to be a hard slog.
John's Café isn't fancy, but the warm atmosphere, friendly staffers and well-prepared dishes are steady draws at this modest restaurant, which continues to be reliable year after year.
"We expect margins will continue to be squeezed in the upcoming quarter despite modest cost reduction efforts," wrote Barton in a client note.
