Captain de Silguy must learn to chat to the humblest of those nervous landlubbers who still feel at sea with the euro.

ECONOMIST: Yves-Thibault de Silguy, euro-navigator

The harmonica has long been regarded as the humblest of musical instruments, and yet, as Mr. Thielemans and Mr. Maret show, when played at its best, it is more than capable of expressing the deepest feelings in the human experience.

WSJ: Playing Hand to Mouth | By Will Friedwald

But I do realise that most of what we happily wolf down over here isn't fit to touch the hem of the humblest shophouse in the Thai capital.

BBC: Postcard from Bangkok

The duo granted 100 options to each of the 131, 000 employees, down to the humblest factory worker in Bangkok.

FORBES: Wired and restless

In the United States Congress even the humblest committee can draw on a large team of investigators, researchers and advisers.

ECONOMIST: Parliament