Sentence examples for commercially modest from inspiring English sources

The Feelies' recording career was commercially modest.

The Look of Love is the latest in a string of commercially modest films from the prolific Winterbottom.

Previously, he's had supporting roles in hit movies, including the Hunger Games and Huntsman franchises, but films where he featured in the lead role have been commercially modest at best.

Still, while Salvant was in school, her mother became interested in the Thelonious Monk competition, which is held annually the closest thing that the commercially modest jazz industry has to "American Idol".

An adaptation of Michael Lewis' non-fiction book about the 2008 financial crisis doesn't immediately suggest itself as big box-office, and previous films with similar themes – including Margin Call and Arbitrage – were commercially modest.

Third place: Zoolander 2 Although the original Zoolander film enjoys significant affection with film fans, it was commercially modest on its cinema release (2001), grossing just £2.18m in total in the UK.

Many of the systems highlighted in Table 1 are operated on these principles, with GoA 4 the key feature that allows a high frequency service to be commercially viable for relatively modest passenger numbers.

Nelson's work ethic hasn't necessarily paid off commercially — his albums have been modest sellers — but he's building a legacy.

The submission claims the new hub would generate £7bn a year in economic benefits and would be commercially viable with a relatively modest increase in landing charges – rejecting the Airports Commission's estimates that the cost of building in the Thames estuary would mean fees triple those at Heathrow, driving up fares.

Our results demonstrated that a combination of practical operational modifications (air-conditioner cycling, doing laundry later in the evening) and commercially-available technology (exterior shading, modest PV array, energy-efficient lighting) was able to dramatically reduce (in some cases to zero) the peak electrical demand from the grid on the hottest days of the year.

This has been a key technology for allowing metro systems with a modest passenger base to be commercially viable, by offering a service frequency high enough to attract sufficient passengers without corresponding high operational costs.