Sentence examples for given a modicum of from inspiring English sources

But people who park on the street were recently given a modicum of relief.

Only after his captors learned that his father was an admiral was he given a modicum of medical treatment.

The spot-kick was converted by Yaya Touré, although Delaney was given a modicum of revenge when heading home Palace's consolation.

Given a modicum of space and time, games of football are likely to spring up anywhere, and footballs to be invented out of tightly bound rigs or newspapers.

American Airlines, which is owned by the AMR Corporation, and the UAL Corporation's United Airlines were also given a modicum of good news.

Through Six Sigma analyses, many G.E. businesses concluded that customers, given a modicum of extra information, would willingly handle a lot of repair work themselves.

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

The security industry doesn't like them but they are a fraction of the price and may give a modicum of protection.

And the only thing you need to have to be a strategic philanthropist is a willingness to marry your heart with your mind, and to give a modicum of time in the service of other human beings.

The idea was to give a modicum of freedom to reasonably reliable convicts who had served the better part of long sentences in Sing Sing, Dannemora, and other prisons.

Today, new opportunities in the natural and organic markets, especially for grass-fed beef, have given ranchers a modicum of control over prices.