Jude supplied reports, I found only a modest increase in lead-related deaths, from 5 to 7.
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This being so, the Saudis might argue at Osaka for a modest increase in quotas.
When seeking multi-billion dollar borrowings, even a modest increase in interest rates can prove problematic.
Mr Lloyd said the "modest increase" would cost the average household slightly over an extra penny a day.
With supply shrinking, the modest increase in new inflows to the asset class had an outsized impact on demand.
And the facts are that a modest increase for wealthy individuals is not shown to have an adverse impact on job growth.
House price increases occurred in metropolitan cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, led by Hangzhou, which posted a modest increase of 0.6%.
The policy led to a modest increase in African-American and Hispanic enrollment.
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It sounds impressive, but in fact, a relatively modest increase in a common ailment such as heart attacks is hard to detect clearly.
Mr Hoon described the extra troop deployment as a modest increase, but it comes amidst mounting violence in the south of the country.
There has been a modest increase in investor and trader risk appetite Monday, which is supporting the raw commodity sector, including the precious metals.
RadioShack recently announced its Q2 results with a modest increase in revenues and a significant decline in gross margins over the same period last year.
For 2013, three of the forecasts shown expect non-OPEC supply outside North America to rebound from declines in 2012 to a modest increase in 2013.
There has been a modest increase in investor and trader risk appetite early this week, which supported the raw commodity sector, including the precious metals.
Lord Neill proposes a modest increase in public funding for parties.
The consensus is currently expecting a profit of 89 cents per share from Baidu, a modest increase of about 6% over the same quarter last year.
At present, says Dr Demkowicz, reactors burn only around 1% of their fuel, so even a modest increase in fuel burn would leave less radioactive waste.
Grant Thornton said the data on turnover was more encouraging, with businesses recording a modest increase of 0.8% for the year to the first quarter of 2013.
The economic benefits of shale, to landowners, steelworkers, and communities across the country readily displace the modest increase in domestic natural gas prices that consumers might face.
Shares of heavyweight China Mobile lost 3% in Hong Kong, pulling back from the 52-week high they touched Friday, after reporting only a modest increase in first-quarter profit.
It might also be true of the proposed substantial increase in the tax rate on dividends, but I doubt it for the modest increase proposed for capital gains taxes.
New drilling technologies have led in recent years to a modest increase in U.S. oil production, and over the past two decades, to a six-fold increase in U.S. conventional natural gas production.
Even a modest increase, when multiplied by the 5.4m civil servants who are due to receive it, will add up to a lot more spending on travel, telecoms, clothes and other desirable things.
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But senior folk I have spoken to from at least two of the major ratings agencies do not seem to think a modest increase in borrowing, linked to higher investment, would be a major problem.
You are now hearing respected city economists such as Michael Saunders, who supported Mr Osborne in 2010, suggest that a modest increase in capital spending might be a net positive for the economy, even if it did raise borrowing.
These advances, as well as a government subsidized, reduced working hour scheme, help explain the relatively modest increase in unemployment during the 2008-09 recession - the deepest since World War II - and its decrease to 6.0% in 2011.
Goldman Sachs Group chief Lloyd Blankfein said macro-economic concerns weighed on the appetites of investors and corporations in the first quarter, but the bank still managed to record a modest increase in revenue and profit from a year ago.
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Market watchers said the modest increase in the speculative net-long in this report likely reflects the see-saw action gold has exhibited lately, meaning that participants are likely not keen to put on big positions in a market that shows no solid direction.
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"The modest increase in the apprenticeship rate is unlikely to negatively affect apprenticeship recruitment and of much greater importance is the raising of apprenticeships standards, better information and advice to students and ensuring that apprenticeships are truly employer-led and employer-driven, " the EEF said.
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