Sentence examples for already modest from inspiring English sources

It will be charged to their pension pots and eat into their already modest savings.

Their already modest budget will have to shrink from €46m to €40m next season.

But if growth falls short of already modest forecasts then pressure will build still further.

The final numbers are in line with MasterCard's already modest expectations, which were reduced in the middle of the season.

The Henkenius family of rural Iowa, earning well but feeling recession all around them, are trimming their already modest expenses.

One model, Matthew Foley, had his already modest 28-inch waist cranked down to an hourglass with corset lacing outside his coat.

New domestic stations could erode those already-modest numbers.

Similarly, where structural reforms should rein in price growth by encouraging competition, leaders like the Italian prime minister, Mario Monti, finding it increasingly difficult to marshal support for unpopular measures, are watering down already-modest proposals to enhance labour-market flexibility.

After its inspection of the Tesoro refinery in October 2008 -- 18 months before the fire that killed Matt Gumbel and his co-workers -- Silverstein's agency reduced an already-modest $85,700 fine to $12,250, and withdrew 14 of 17 alleged violations.

There has already been modest progress in communication between the two militaries, American officials said.

The Commerce Department has already imposed modest tariffs on Chinese-made silicon cells based on a preliminary finding of improper subsidies.