Many of the people were reluctant to talk — it was well known that Ivanishvili hated publicity of any kind — but those I did speak to painted a picture of an essentially modest man: clever, canny, very much in control.
Many of the people were reluctant to talk it was well known that Ivanishvili hated publicity of any kind but those I did speak to painted a picture of an essentially modest man: clever, canny, very much in control.
Eager for a better opportunity, he met Lawrence Wien, a modest but extremely clever lawyer who had helped Harry Helmsley buy the Empire State building, among others, by arranging syndications.
This month in Brighton there is a hole in the city and in our public service after the death of a splendid, funny, clever, modest and original man who exemplified all those values and, entirely unpredictably, became the deputy chief executive of the council.
Writer-director Todd Berger fuels this modest film with clever ideas from start to finish.
Orphan boy, genial postman, self-made, clever but modest, he has the grace and charm to match his perfect backstory.
As the modest investigations in this clever series tend to do, this one dovetails with historic events — here the politically charged feud between the Russian brass and the Polish government in exile over the massacre of 22,000 Polish officers in the Katyn forest.
As a recent widow in this modest but poignant and clever production, Ms. Fuller reflects on the good times, deals with the financial aftermath of her husband's death and reveals a joyous surprise ending brought about by the power and ingenuity of true love, even beyond the grave (1 05).
A clever if modest study of the strains that success can put on a sturdy friendship, the play is less flashy but far more appealing than Mr. Moses' notable previous drama about the anxieties and rewards of the artistic life, "Bach at Leipzig".
Its record is one of significant scientific achievements accomplished with extremely modest investment combined with clever leveraging of resources from many sources.
