Sentence examples for Modest rise from inspiring English sources

That's a fairly modest rise.

So some modest rise in inflation will be welcome.

Consumer spending fell by 1% despite a modest rise in personal income.

From a distance, Blue Mound is no Mount Olympus, just a modest rise on the landscape.

The growth is being spurred, in part, by a modest rise in business travel spending.

Against this background, a modest rise in the consumption tax ought scarcely to be an issue.

First, decades of research show that preparatory courses yield only a modest rise in SAT scores.

"So far this year," said Mr. Miller, "there's been a modest rise, a subtle uptick".

At OPEC's tumultuous last meeting, Saudi officials managed to push through a modest rise in production.

But the Daily Mirror (under its new editor) managed a modest rise on July.

A modest rise would help to hold down inflation and so reduce the need to raise interest rates.