Sentence examples for any modicum of from inspiring English sources

But he added, "By any modicum of news judgment it's an important occasion, even if it's a frustrating occasion".

Many of these people now view any modicum of success on the part of the president as moving us an inch closer to the dissolution of the republic.

What I know about the civil rights movement is that any modicum of success that was gained through those movements and through those actions were based on solidarity across racial lines, across socioeconomic lines.

"Do you have a weird relationship with your mother?" isn't a question somebody would normally ask on a first date, and certainly not one anyone would answer with any modicum of emotional honesty, but the presence of the polygraph meant we talked about it in a way that would previously have been impossible.

And, by absolving Hamas of any modicum of responsibility for their own war crimes simply because of the conditions in which they're forced to exist, their sympathisers actually reduce Hamas's leaders to the status of mere automatons devoid of free will.

So let's be frank: this is what you're going to have to buy if you want any modicum of satisfaction when it comes to tablet computing.

The problem is that I have reached a certain level of adequacy in my skiing that allows me to descend any mountain with a modicum of style until I reach my fifth gluvine.

After driving all the trim levels now offered — SR5, Limited and the new Trail model — I'd wager that any driver with a modicum of off-road skill could contend for Baja trophies.

And if the gun bill falls to a filibuster, the Senate will again be confronted with Democratic unrest over the rules that now mandate 60 votes for the passage of any bill with even a modicum of controversy.

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.

Luckily, with its well-maintained trails and portages, the park offers an accessible wilderness experience to any visitor who has a modicum of canoeing and camping skill, even a father with a sick child in the bow of his canoe.