However, European markets are mostly higher and the pre-market futures are pointing to modest gains at the present time.

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Growth is good but I have yet to see any articles predict that the arrival of Beckham in Ligue 1 will add a modest 10% more fans to the present average Ligue 1 average gate of 19, 000.

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Despite the relatively modest size of the market for VOIP at present, its quick advances and potential for growth have forced traditional phone companies and cable firms on to the defensive.

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Big time hackers have big time egos so this will present what will likely only be a modest challenge to them.

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And the risk of earthquakes, which has long been present in conventional oil-and-gas extraction, is modest and mitigated by monitoring.

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The NFL will present a proposal including the 18-game season and a more modest rollback of the percentage share allocated to players from the previous collective bargaining agreement.

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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.

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