Sentence examples for a modest rather from inspiring English sources
In June of 1941, longing for some respite from the needs of the exiles in Manhattan beseeching him for help with money, work, and connections, the couple rented a modest, rather grim bungalow in Ossining, New York, a mile uphill from Sing Sing Correctional Facility.
The reason the FDA action will make a modest rather than a great difference is not because it is unimportant, but rather because it is late in the game.
Particle-based arrays are especially favorable compared to microarrays when a modest rather than a very high number of targets must be analyzed simultaneously.
The addition of a metal cocatalyst provided a modest rather than a dramatic increase in efficiency, and the authors speculated that this could be due to bidentate chelation to FBSM increasing its reactivity.
In his first important book, A Letter from Sydney... (published in 1829 while he was still in prison), which was thought by many to have come from Australia, he proposed the sale of crown lands there in small units at a "sufficient price" (fixed and modest), rather than the granting of large tracts free.
The mixed praise his work received over the years seemed to breed a modest confidence rather than any discouragement.
It is still there, on Aybrook Street, albeit now painted a modest grey rather than that hot hue of 1972, orange.
He says the stock market rally can continue so long as the economy keeps growing at what he prefers to call a "modest" pace, rather than a disappointing one.
Restarting computer salesCompaq Computer, the world's second-largest PC maker, said that surprisingly strong fourth-quarter sales, particularly in Europe, would produce a modest profit rather than the expected loss.
Abbott, who faces resistance on the issue from some conservative backbenchers and from commentators such as Andrew Bolt, hinted at a desire to proceed with a modest proposal rather than a far-reaching one that might be defeated in a referendum.
Dr Michael Paraskos London If Theresa May wants to increase social mobility through schools, here is a modest proposal: rather than increase provision for grammar schools, she should abolish private education.
