Sentence examples for Modest endowments from inspiring English sources

Although most universities have only modest endowments, the wealth of the richest has made them increasingly vulnerable to criticism from parents upset about rising tuition costs, lawmakers pushing them to spend more of their money and policy experts arguing that they should be helping more needy students.

In addition to possible opposition from states that would not want to pay or that resent federal intrusion, the plan might face resistance from private colleges and universities that compete with public institutions receiving the federal money, even though it pledges $25 billion over 10 years to help historically black colleges and other private colleges with modest endowments.

The bodice (is that term still in use?) is fitted like a straitjacket and pushes everything up, producing an astonishing décolleté, even on someone of my modest endowments.

A modest endowment is in place and seems to be growing.

Fairfield's income comes from tuition and fees, a modest endowment of $147 million and annual gifts of about $2.5 million.

Warren Wilson, with a modest endowment of $31 million, saves as well, because everyone is paid the same: minimum wage.

By using the endowment for operating expenses, the Guggenheim has been left with a relatively modest endowment for a museum of its stature and scope.

Bucky, who has reached whatever age he is supposed to be — 35? 40? — in a state of complete ignorance about the most basic sexual matters, turns out to be a fellow of exceedingly modest endowment.

In 1998, Connecticut College, a small, highly regarded liberal arts institution in New London with a relatively modest endowment of $124 million, became a financial and administrative caretaker of the financially troubled Lyman Allyn.

He stood one urinal away from me, several feet from the potty orb, took out his surprisingly modest endowment, and played with it discreetly.

Our investment of $13.5 million in this project was a sizable one for a relatively small school like ours with a modest endowment and capital budget.