Sentence examples for a modest drawdown from inspiring English sources

It was believed to be the deadliest helicopter crash in the nearly decade-long war, punctuating a surge of violence across the country even as American and NATO forces begin a modest drawdown of troops.

ROBERT S. NUSSBAUM Fort Lee, N.J., June 23 , 2011To the Editor: President Obama proposes a discouragingly modest drawdown of troops, while a peace-starved nation and world desperately need an end to the war.

U.S. crude stockpiles are expected to show a modest rise for the week, after an unexpected 3.2 million barrel drawdown last week.

Take a modest proposal.

Here's a modest proposal.

A modest little house designed.

It had a modest impact.

It is a modest proposition.

A modest backlash was inevitable.

It is a modest effort.

Fellini gave a modest nod.