They settled for more modest changes in 2007, creating 20 diagnostic groups and altering 32 others.
But in the quarter-century since, there have been only modest changes in the program.
Modest changes in spending programs today can have large effects tomorrow.
The report recommended modest changes in federal law but Congress, then controlled by Republicans, made none.
For starters, defusing both Brexit and the refugee crisis will require some modest changes in immigration and welfare rules.
But the Democrats led by Mr. Frank also agreed to some modest changes in the legislation to reduce its scope.
Professor Wuthnow describes modest changes in worship services and programs that might help congregations engage young adults, especially unmarried ones.
11 Has Spurred Only Modest Changes in City and National Building Codes" underplayed the significance of New York City's effort.
Recent years have shown that the American public is increasingly amenable to modest changes in access to firearms – their elected officials simply refuse to acknowledge it.
In December, the House passed a somewhat similar bill, making more modest changes in election procedures, by a vote of 362 to 63.
They said that the wage freeze and a series of modest changes in health coverage would save the company $1 billion during the five-year deal.
