It's faint praise to suggest that Morgan Stanley could afford to drive a modestly harder bargain because it hasn't done so well out of the crisis.
Mind you, this childless, mid-30s twosome was sure they needed an SUV to replace their presently dying ute, and were also certain they needed four-wheel drive even though their current car never leaves asphalt except to drive up their modestly inclined gravel driveway.
[C12.] Nasdaq Declines, but Dow Edges Up Technology stocks declined, but blue chips rose modestly, driven by the surging shares of J. P. Morgan.
Blue chips, however, rose modestly, driven by the surging shares of J. P. Morgan, which hit a record high of $180 at one point, as speculation mounted that the investment bank would be sold to Chase Manhattan.
The old rich may have lived in 21-room apartments, but they drove dinged-up cars, dressed modestly, ate indifferently.
Alternatively, MS1096.Gal4 driven UAS.Zw3-CA results in modestly reduced Wg signaling with little lethality - 91% of the expected number of adults was observed (42 experimental compared to 51 siblings).
And it noted that consumer spending — which drives most of the economy — grew modestly.
They drove up costs to the state budget only modestly and in accord with projections.
It got easier, of course, to find more modestly priced seafood places as I drove.
When I met my future husband, who lived quite modestly, he mentioned that his parents drove used cars.
