Sentence examples for by a modest amount from inspiring English sources

But this is still a country where "conservatism" means shrinking a huge welfare state by a modest amount.

The transfers, he said, allow him to increase by a modest amount the number of officers assigned to patrol and detective duties.

Crude oil prices rose more than 2percentt on the New York Mercantile Exchange, settling at $79.91 a barrel, after briefly trading above $80 — a day after OPEC said that its members would increase production by a modest amount.

2007 Guidelines issued by the American College of Physicians acknowledge that regular mammograms for women in their 40s can reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer by a modest amount.

Changes to the way it projects future benefits mean most homeowners whose endowments are no longer on track to pay off their mortgage will see these shortfalls increase, albeit "by a modest amount".

An analysis of 99 studies by the federal Department of Education concluded last year that online instruction, on average, was more effective than face-to-face learning by a modest amount.

In most times, raising taxes on the wealthy by such a modest amount has had little impact on the economy.

Or it could take a more incremental approach, by buying a modest amount of securities and leaving the door open for more.

In many GWAS, disease-associated alleles increase risk by only a modest amount, i.e. odds ratios are less than 1.5 [ 1].

The recently discovered A673T APP mutation that protects against AD [ 10] suggests that reducing cerebral Aβ production by only a modest amount (~20%) could be preventative, if started before significant amyloid accumulation.

Art styles of the area favoured carving in the round, decoration by incising, and a modest amount of inlay.