Sentence examples for a pretty modest from inspiring English sources
"It is a pretty modest world.
Bloomberg came from a pretty modest background, remember.
In this case, though, a pretty modest rate of growth has been associated with a substantial drop in unemployment.
The data "provide further evidence that the currency union continued to expand in the third quarter, albeit at a pretty modest pace," Jonathan Loynes, an economist in London with Capital Economics, wrote in a research note.
The eagerly awaited monthly employment report showed that payrolls expanded by 114,000 in September, a pretty modest figure which isn't enough to keep up with the expansion of the labor force caused by population growth.
But cynics say that, when billions of dollars are at stake, spending a few tens of millions to get the right result must seem a pretty modest investment.All in all, this is a lot less than a fair election.
They were pretty modest: a $30 asparagus pot, a $100 Jack LaLanne power juicer and a $250 cookware set.
Palm told me in a briefing that it has pretty modest expectations for this first generation, given how perfectly the stars have to align to make someone the ideal consumer.
It's pretty modest, characterized by a bell-shaped skirt and puffy sleeves, and a dramatic mysterious make-up and hair style.
The temperature increase a summertime warming of about a third of a degree per decade over 25 years is "pretty modest," says lake biologist Peter Leavitt of the University of Regina in Canada, who did not participate in the study.
As downpayments go it's pretty modest, more of a nickel deposit, really.
