The grinding realities of politics, however, are likely to force proponents of such overhauls to settle for more modest changes, experts said.
In an illustration of the challenges facing even modest programs, experts point to the three-year-old plan by A.I.D. to repair 60 rundown schools.
But its efforts have been undercut by a depleted inspection staff, inadequate laws and modest enforcement goals, experts say.
Mr. Golisano's pay package, just under $750,000 a year, is remarkably modest, executive compensation experts say.
For a slightly more in-depth explanation of professional tasting, consultant editor Michael Jackson, an expert modest enough to recognize that his word on the subject was far from Gospel, shared his approach in Whisky Magazine.
Impressive stuff, but Createc's experts are modest about their achievement; convincing human expressiveness remains beyond them.
Most independent analyses have reached more modest conclusions, and some experts argue that there is little evidence of any meaningful economic impact.
And according to these same experts, this modest change could help hold down the cost of health care for all of us in the long-run.
The looming vacancy set off a fury of ambition and hustle; several politicians, including a state senator named Alice Palmer, an education expert of modest political skills, prepared to enter the congressional race.
"Although the energies they provide are fairly modest," Dr. Greenhalgh, a composites expert, said, "they have shown that our material could be used to smooth the demands on the battery, thus enhancing its life".
