Sentence examples for a modest hint from inspiring English sources

This splendid proposition by the British Vacuum Cleaner Company in 1903 was followed by a modest hint: "House-cleaning being thus deprived of its terrors, it is perhaps fair to assume that quarterly cleanings will take the place of annual ones, and houses will be thereby rendered infinitely more healthy and sanitary".

But this is a parable, King tells me, and a copy of Swift's A Modest Proposal on his desk hints at the tradition he's working in.

Disney expected a modest hit.

The national popular vote has been indistinguishable from 50-50 since the first debate, with hints of a modest shift back towards Obama when recent polls are added to the modeling.

Compared with other alewife stocks, the Northern New England alewife stock is performing relatively well, with some populations remaining stable and some even showing recent (albeit modest) hints of recovery (Figs  4, S3 and S4).

In addition, they are creating a modest packet of helpful hints for the actors as they question whether to move to LA or not.

The Persian Gulf state, a modest producer of oil, hinted that it wanted freedom from a cartel dominated by Saudi Arabia, a regional rival.

With ad sales still languishing, Mr Murdoch declared in February that "there are some hints of a modest upswing in the US advertising market".

With ad sales still languishing, Mr Murdoch declared last month that "there are some hints of a modest upswing in the US advertising market".

Construction and construction equipment executives here say they see hints of a modest weakening in the market, but little sign of a serious credit crunch or slowdown.

Earlier this week, the Mets were dropping hints that they would be taking a modest approach to this year's free-agent market.