Sentence examples for by modest from inspiring English sources

But the market's rally was tempered by modest trading volumes.

He said the hackathon would go on, financed by modest online donations of $50 or $100.

The conflict here isn't very exemplary or exciting, even by modest drama standards.

I think my political life has been more marked by modest achievements.

The first is "The Marriage," a sketch by Modest Mussorgsky based on a humorous Gogol story.

The heroism of both women is that theyrefuse to be diminished by modest, reasonablehopes or by respectable society.

Mr. Rigas's son James is building a neo-Victorian mansion in town, on a lot surrounded by modest homes.

In Eastern Europe, where people were hardened by modest living standards under communism, the trust in government is more limited.

He did not say what he meant by modest, but the reaction among investors was anything but.

Notable Rostropovich recordings include the complete opera Boris Godunov (by Modest Mussorgsky) and symphonies by Dmitry Shostakovich.

Hopes in the past have been raised by modest doses of liberalisation, only to be dashed again.