But Bennett was less optimistic even about this modest measure, worrying a bump stock ban could wind up being attached to a piece of pro-gun legislation, like a bill that would create a national concealed-carry permit or make it easier to buy silencers.
"So now you've got a bunch of nervous retirees, living in modest homes, worrying about what will happen when the rain starts, and a city refusing to spend money it already has set aside to empty partly full barriers," she writes.
Traditional publishers, however, have their own modest margins to worry about.
The increase so far is modest, but officials worry that the trend is long term and that the implications may be costly.
These are modest things to worry about when the payroll is soaring toward $200 million, and many of the best players in the world are earning their paychecks in the Bronx.
Sonny Mehta, the publisher and editor in chief of Knopf, who bought the books for what he says now seems like a "very modest sum," even worried that they might not catch on here.
And, pending the arrival of that hypothetical revolutionary recruiting startup, I have a modest proposal: stop worrying so much about hiring, and start putting your HR energies into firing.
Mr. Bernanke and his allies also face mounting pressure from internal critics who worry the modest benefits of asset purchases increasingly are outweighed by the risk that continued expansion of the Fed's holdings will disrupt financial markets — by encouraging speculation, by limiting the availability of some kinds of securities or by seeding inflation.
The dollar made modest gains on the worry over Greece, as the euro dipped to $1.3491 from $1.3534 Wednesday.
[C6.] Wall Street had modest gains as investors worried about the economic data.
