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Then a modicum of peace, monetary stability and open markets was all that was expected.

For the moment, however, injections of seawater appear to have created a modicum of stability inside the cores of the two reactors.

For her part, Jolie makes a modicum of effort with her cut-glass accent, but mostly lets her eyes, lips and hips do the work.

He said the company has substantially trimmed back its operations and is now providing only a 'modicum of support' to Huawei.

Whether you achieved fame in arts and letters, athletics, or politics, it was necessary to have at least some modicum of skill.

If only a modicum of calm returned to markets, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs should be able to survive.

Everyone knows a modicum of ethics is called for in any business -- you can't cheat you customers forever and get away with it.

He hardened his heart. In this unjust world, the poor have to be hard hearted to retain their modicum of freedom.

Of course, civilisation requires a modicum of material prosperity -- enough to provide a little leisure.

In practice, developers and users tend to want URIs to embed at least a modicum of semantic information, not only a syntactic form.

If Mr Saleh cannot soon bring a modicum of prosperity to his people, the spirit of revolt may seep into his own back yard.

Dusk appears even more quiet, alongside the mirror reflecting the sun lake like a modicum of rays.

On the whole they taught just a modicum of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry.

The Greek people could thus regain a modicum of self-respect, savagely destroyed during the last couple of years.

We shouldn't sensationalize this idea of a currency war -- but there is a modicum of truth that this is some kind of conflict.

You've completed your task ahead of schedule and with a modicum of skill.

At a minimum, she hopes for at least a modicum of attraction.

If the new catalysts have "even a modicum of success, it would be big news, " Sabourin says.

Now that partial nationalisation of the banking system has restored some calm, Asia may see a modicum of confidence restored.

Monopoly provided at least a modicum of security.

And unfair as it is, people will take you more seriously when you dress with a modicum of style.

So, although the apps look good and cost nothing, users have to trade a lot of convenience for a modicum of data security.

At least new lies indicate a modicum of creativity!

The Bubble Room has a translucent bottom half that provides bubble dwellers with a modicum of privacy.

morally, of impartiality, kindliness, and a modicum of self-control.

It should be noted, however, that in order to survive in the NBA, even the most prolific scorer must be able to play a modicum of defense.

It is odd that the hotel paid him some modicum of compensation, whereas other complaints were never answered.

For years China's Communist Party has mulled over the idea of allowing a modicum of open competition for its top job.

The 24-year-old has twice squeezed on to the podium with poor cars, so is entitled to feel a modicum of confidence.

We add kind of a modicum of intelligence to that.

Even a modicum of spending on mergers, buybacks or dividends could help put a floor under the market, if not do more, they reason.

Egypt on the eve of revolt was certainly much worse off in general, but economic reforms had brought a modicum of growth in recent years.

A proper theory of education must include moral qualities such as impartiality , kindliness and a modicum of self control.

This revolution has been achieved with only a modicum of friction (see article).

This ensures them a modicum of privacy absent from many other camps, which lack sanitation or rely on outdoor toilets.

Money market funds saw sizeable outflows in the second quarter as a modicum of appetite for risk returned.

Bonds, while not cheap, guarantee a modicum of return in this uncertain climate, traders and analysts said.

If you enjoy laughing at others' failures, there is a modicum of fun to be had in the multiplayer mode.

The hospital buildings themselves, and the access roads, were blocked off by police to maintain a modicum of order.

But with a modicum of political will certain things can be done fast.

Engagement was supposed to bring economic benefits to the benighted North; a modicum of mutual trust was meant to lessen its threat.

perhaps too softly because of the love that made me insist to the present, and a modicum of success!

You need a modicum of programming savvy to create functions, but nothing onerous.

The Web paid a modicum of attention to the invention, back in August 2009, and this week Microsoft's got all excited about it.

'We have without a modicum of doubt a credit-driven property bubble going on in China right now, ' particularly in commercial real estate.

The first challenge is to induce citizens to show a modicum of honesty in declaring what they earn.

Thanks for Indians to provide a modicum of challenge and danger.

keeping a weather eye on it ( him ) nervously in front of the computer , for fear that a modicum of indiscretion would arouse his antipathy.

School leaders in some states are gaining a modicum of autonomy, including the freedom to choose their own teachers.

People born in the rich world today think they are due a modicum of health, prosperity and equality.

They hope it will bring a modicum of respect to Chihuahuas everywhere.

Glamour rating? The period setting adds a modicum of .

A modicum of anxiety about its ambitions is more than just cold-war paranoia.

In the life of Afghanistan's villages even a modicum of democracy is worth something.

Modicum of success in exports has been based on overseas manufacturing started Liugong stage.

Giving a London slum dweller a house with light and air and a modicum of sanitation increased utility.

A modicum of calm cooled his rage now: How could the boy know that he had hidden the ring in the Gaunt shack?

'Serious' watches start at around 1, 000 euros to 1, 500 euros, while a modicum of exclusivity begins above 3, 000 euros.

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Hunger was repeated in every fragment of the small modicum of firewood that the man sawed off;

Endangered sharks and rays win a modicum of protection