Silverstein, his back against the wall, agreed to what were, in the end, relatively modest concessions.

Union leaders have said they would not agree to sharp cuts, though they left room for modest concessions.

China did give Mr. Baker modest concessions in the areas of human rights, trade and especially in arms control.

Most said such a desire was impractical and called for more modest concessions to Lithuanian pride.

At the same time, the English have made modest concessions to American tastes.

China often makes at least modest concessions on human rights ahead of a presidential visit.

The protest could have been settled early on by modest official concessions.

But his very modest nods to anything that hinted at concession were greeted coolly.

Now the deadline is less than two weeks away, and China has made only modest concessions.

Those modest concessions, he said, were not a defeat for the players, but a victory for all of baseball.