Sentence examples for a modicum of reason from inspiring English sources

Mr. Lhota's statement reads: "Mr. de Blasio's involvement with the Sandinistas didn't happen in 1917" — This is a reference to the Bolsheviks' storming of the Winter Palace and not the last time the Jets won the Super Bowl — "it happened 70 years later when the cruelty and intrinsic failure of Communism became crystal clear to anyone with a modicum of reason.

But one reason for that was the cancellation of the high school exit exam, which used to be required for graduation and which students could pass only if they had attained a modicum of understanding of algebra and English skills.

(The plotting in Will Schuester's love life is the one place where the show attempts to have even a modicum of continuity, for whatever reason).

After practice Saturday, Quentin Richardson suggested that a modicum of familial disorder was no reason for concern.

I just want those judgment calls to be guided by some modicum of reason and evidence, rather than what the conventional wisdom dictates.

One reason any singing actor with a modicum of talent can't go wrong interpreting the songs of Stephen Sondheim is that they make whoever sings them sound like a genius and a sage.

Or why do some concepts and programs with every reason to succeed and thrive only achieve a modicum of success, and then die?

While there may be a modicum of logic in attempting to safeguard our medication, I see no reason to protect CD's, batteries, or toys.

and the ground must have a modicum of fertility.

The friendliness of Slovenes, many of whom speak at least a modicum of English, and the lack of tourists are only two of the reasons it is so pleasant to navigate Slovenia.

But understanding the format is just a modicum of the business advantage Hulu has over YouTube.