Sentence examples for for a modicum from inspiring English sources

I would wait for a modicum of order.

Then it was time for a modicum of reflection.

When the hoopla of Friday settles, the newlyweds are probably looking for a modicum of privacy.

In these circumstances, how do ordinary Chinese press for attention to their grievances and for a modicum of responsiveness?

Beyond that, many Iraqis appear to be exhausted by the sectarian violence and eager for a modicum of stability.

What Newcastle would give for a modicum of their application from the men who have replaced them.

In the process, she has succeeded in giving the rich their multifaceted due, earning for them a modicum of compassion.

"£7.65 seems such a reasonable price for giving a modicum of security and dignity to a workforce," said one reviewer.

Well, no (not really), but surely one could be forgiven for expecting a modicum of Abba-ness in an Abba musical?

It's a one-piece carafe/cone combo, fetchingly shaped like an hourglass and fully vetted by the coffee cognoscenti, who assured me that it would ask for just a modicum of extra effort and answer that with coffee bliss.

Yet the Shiite faithful in Lebanon revere him, both as a religious figure and as a leader who gained for them a modicum of respect in the country's sectarian political system long dominated by Christians and Sunni Muslim barons.