And, to his credit, President Obama did include a modest amount of stimulus in his initial budget offer; the White House, at least, hasn't completely forgotten about the unemployed.
Negotiations are still ongoing, but the US seems to be alone in pushing to include a modest amount of environmental protection in the final text of the agreement.
But lawmakers and historians are increasingly finding flaws in the postwar analogy, many of which are at the heart of the debate over the administration's $87 billion spending request, which includes a modest amount for Afghanistan.
Sticking to a Mediterranean diet, which includes a modest amount of meat as well as plenty of fruit, vegetables, wholegrains and olive oil, is just as good for cardiovascular health as going vegetarian.
But it avoids large short-run spending cuts, which would hobble our recovery at a time when unemployment is still disastrously high, and it even includes a modest amount of stimulus spending.
Prices include a modest bottle of wine.
If you do lend money to family, most planners recommend formalizing the loan with a written agreement that includes at least a modest amount of interest.
The 2008 farm bill included funding for a pilot programme that allowed a modest amount of food aid to be purchased locally – that is, in the region where it would be distributed.
In the proposed deal, Comcast will contribute its own cable channels, which include Versus, the Golf Channel and the E Entertainment channel, and a modest amount of cash, about $5 billion, to a joint venture in which it will own 51percentt.
As such, every location has a modest amount of food beyond what is consumed ― including salads, soups, main dishes, and sides.
Anyone who spends even a modest amount of time at home on weekday afternoons, including people with young children, the elderly and the bedridden, would most likely end up paying more for their electricity.
