Sentence examples for having a modicum from inspiring English sources

The high fixed costs endemic in the airline industry explain why carriers are reluctant to give too much flexibility to passengers unlike other travel sectors, such as hotels and car rentals but the question is whether having a modicum of control over your booking actually makes a difference.

The great luck of my career was stepping into that dynamic and having a modicum of understanding its portent, both for China and for the world.

"I had a modicum of talent".

Rebels here have a modicum of communication equipment.

and the ground must have a modicum of fertility.

Second, the country must have a modicum of physical safety.

And he did have a modicum of success as Sunderland manager, if not with Ipswich Town.

The central government still has a modicum of legitimacy, though it may not last long.

"Ever After" might have succeeded had it had a modicum of historical consistency.

Although the mowers' blades are removed, these machines still have a modicum of menace.

And for once at least, Bashir has a modicum of western understanding, if not sympathy.