Sentence examples for for a modicum of 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.

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

When we are not thanking him for a modicum of polite behavior, we are waiting nervously for the next outburst.

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

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

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.

"Look at how far down and tiny LCD Soundsystem is on the poster!" Name one Hot Hot Heat song and pat yourself on the back for retaining a modicum of your memory.

He has been a lightning rod of a leader, lionized by some within his country for delivering a modicum of development to certain parts of northern Sudan but vilified by Western leaders and human rights groups — and many of his own people — for devising repressive and often brutal policies, including the counterinsurgency campaign in Darfur.