Sentence examples for but very modest from inspiring English sources

Expectations are generally positive, but very modest.

"He was a very handsome man," a contemporary recalled, "but very modest and reserved.

Campaign group Maternity Action said the reforms were "a useful but very modest step in the right direction".

Congress is considering useful, but very modest, new energy efficiency incentives.

The effects of period and cohort were statistically significant, but very modest.

Interestingly, we observed a significant but very modest clinical impact on dynamic lung volumes in both groups, with a higher magnitude in responders group.

"Or, at the very least, they would tell that the evidence could come in, but for very modest purposes".

But that very modest position on the Knicks' masthead does not necessarily correlate to Ford's current importance for the team's basketball brain trust.

The settlement does not affect claims against other companies involved in the disaster but looks very modest in terms of the potential fines.

The whole thing is beautiful but also very modest, and it has that quality of reflecting the spirit of that group of remarkable people and artists working quietly away in the Sussex countryside.

But the very modest nature of their productions makes them most appropriate for young children who need audience participation: "Which way did he go?" "That way!" There are Broadway's current Disney offerings, "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Lion King," which are impressive spectacles but also lengthy, not to mention expensive.