The N.C.A.A. prohibits student-athletes and their families from receiving all but the most modest assistance from agents or their representatives.

But the leaders, reflecting their underlying uncertainty about Russia's political future, offered only modest economic assistance.

Securing the Russian reductions is well worth some modest American financial assistance.

A "Roadmap" chart and a "backtrack" button offer modest navigational assistance.

Most manage on modest annual assistance from the Federal Government - about $3,000 for each Indian student - plus private donations and tuition.

But as long as we're willing to send hundreds of thousands of troops to help Iraqis, what about offering much more modest assistance to save the children dying here?

They have driven the process, identified partners, and prepared a project plan with only very modest assistance from CEN or any other outside organization.

The local government in Kazan continued to provide modest in-kind assistance to another foreign-funded trafficking shelter.

While this has been happening Somliland and its people have shown the way for fair elections and stabilty and peace, with very modest foreign assistance.

No, it was ridiculously modest assistance and we have to change that.