"What a change, going from a very modest equivalent of a garage to the other end of the scale in Midtown Manhattan in 15 years," he added.
The rate of genetic improvement estimated in this study is modest, equivalent to 0.43 genetic standard deviations p.a.; lower than that reported in Swedish Rottweilers from 1992 2002 (0.67) [16], but higher than that in US Labradors from 1970 2005 (0.37) [1970 2005
The resulting weight savings is modest-equivalent to about eight adult passengers-but the overall benefits of a new electrical scheme are not.
Richard H. Anderson, Delta's chief executive, said the investment was a modest one, equivalent to the list price of a new wide-body plane like a Boeing 777.
Mr Rodrik calculates that letting poor workers into rich countries, in modest numbers (equivalent to 3% of the hosts' labour force) for a limited period, could reap benefits to the developing world worth $200 billion a year.
He will quote a report by the Oliver Wyman consultancy that says if the UK strikes a deal giving full market access, the impact on the City would be modest, the equivalent of 3,000-4,000 jobs and a loss of £500m in tax a year to the Exchequer.
AS the name suggests, DEB'S is a modest place, the equivalent of a Joe's or a Just Good Food.
The rough sleeper figures did show some improvement outside cities: across England there was a modest 2% fall – equivalent to 74 people, and the first time in eight years that national figures have not risen.
We find that a modest cash transfer, equivalent to approximately 2% of the consumption of the median recipient household, had a substantial impact on school attendance, approximately 25 percentage points.
"We also found that a modest exercise program equivalent to a brisk thirty-minute walk, six times a week, can prevent accumulation of visceral fat, while even more exercise can actually reverse the amount of visceral fat". "We believe that these results shine a clear spotlight on the high costs Americans are paying for their continued inactivity," he says.
It wasn't just that the rising petite bourgeoisie of the cities could be fashioned into a public of spectators able to enjoy for a modest ticket price, equivalent to our movies, an alternate painting to the kind hitherto secluded in royal and private collections.
