Sentence examples for an example of modest from inspiring English sources

The "duty of the man of Wealth," he wrote, is to "set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance; to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent upon him; and after doing so to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds".

At left, the ceiling and chandelier in the small octagonal meeting space, and the building's name engraved — an example of the modest ornamentation throughout the college.

The church, with an 1883 Stick style rectory and 1904 Arts and Crafts-style parish hall, is an example of the modest English Gothic parish church popular in the region during the mid-19th century.

It is demonstrated on an illustrative example of modest size.

Mr. Danang cited a modest $1 million bank program to help local schools as an example of where even small programs could go awry.

This report provides an example of how investment of a modest proportion of new HIV/AIDS resources in targeted public health leadership training programmes can assist in building human capacity to lead and manage national HIV and other public health programmes.

In a real sense, she offers lead abatement as an example of a "green economy" for which modest investment can reap great returns.

Let me give you an example of what the rubbish part of the press don't like about the very modest Royal Charter: equal prominence of apologies.

He was a modest man with remarkable intellect and devotion to science, who set an example of excellence for his students and colleagues.

At the Catholic Charities administrative office in downtown Brooklyn, Mr. Siebel said the Guevara's case is a typical example of the modest and temporary nature of help for the working poor from the Neediest Cases Fund.

But the village is also a perfect example of the modest, eclectic (and frugal) charms to be found in its home province of Guairá (pronounced gwa-ee-RAH), a relatively small area of about 1,500 square miles in the south of Paraguay, a landlocked country that is poor and mostly ignored by the outside world — but spirited and fascinating all the same.