Sentence examples for from a modicum from inspiring English sources

He came to prominence in the 1978-79 Democracy Wall movement during which Deng Xiaoping, freshly risen to power, tolerated (and indeed profited from) a modicum of free expression before cracking down on it.

The colonists inflicted heavy casualties on the regulars, using the fence to steady and aim their muskets, and benefit from a modicum of cover.

Now that a much-admired Member of Congress lies seriously wounded, and the nation mourns yet another mass shooting and the fatal wounding of yet another child, is it too much to ask for a modicum of courage from Congress, and the President, to make that vision a reality?

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

Virtually all had outdoor showers, usually with enclosures from calf to shoulder height, just enough for a modicum of privacy.

They survive, they said, on modest fees from parents, about $15 a month, and a modicum of support from the Indonesian government.

But to kill the programme without discussion would be to make a mockery of the administration's promises about openness and opportunity.Let's hope that Obama will be the last Democratic president to send his own children to Sidwell Friends (where tuition is almost $30,000 a year) while preventing Washington's poorer citizens from exercising a modicum of choice.

It's about women having realistic expectations, perspective that comes from experience and a modicum of maturity.

Students will benefit from possession of a modicum of mathematical maturity (roughly equivalent to a familiarity with elementary single-variable calculus or the metatheory of first-order logic).

It is extremely hazardous and requires special abilities". For if you can take a single impression away from spending even a modicum of time with Aubrey de Grey, it is that he is the possessor of special abilities.

First, an executive who consistently blames external factors for their problems may be too oblivious to benefit from coaching, which requires a modicum of self-awareness and introspection.