Sentence examples for A modest gain from inspiring English sources

Mr. Voser, 54, made the unexpected announcement as Shell reported first-quarter profit that reflected only a modest gain from a year earlier but still exceeded analysts' expectations.

Morgan Stanley eked out a modest gain.

But underlying inflation showed only a modest gain.

Pfizer said it expected a modest gain for Lipitor this year.

That is a modest gain and slightly below the company's estimate of 172,000 in June.

Best Buy rose $4.75, to $69.19, while Solectron closed off 44 cents at $47.06, having posted a modest gain earlier.

The Dow Jones industrials were down, but the technology-laden Nasdaq composite index showed a modest gain.

The obvious signal was that the play was going to be a run, and it was, for a modest gain.

Overall the market celebrated five years since the start of the financial crisis with a modest gain.

Excluding autos, gas station sales and building materials, so-called core retail sales increased 0.4 percent, a modest gain.

Soaring telecommunications and technology stocks pushed the Nasdaq composite index further into record territory yesterday and helped the Dow Jones industrials eke out a modest gain.