Sentence examples for it is modest about from inspiring English sources
And when it comes to foreign affairs he sometimes sounds almost liberal; for example, comparing the United States' place in the world to "a top high school student, if it is modest about its abilities and achievements, if it is generous in helping others, it is loved".
"A modest man with much to be modest about," Winston Churchill said of him once.
"He is a modest man with much to be modest about," is how Winston Churchill once described U.K. Prime Minister Clement Attlee.
Using Agate as his vehicle gives Harwood the chance to air many of the old boy's prejudices and pungent quips, such as: "The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it".
He is modest about it, but Jock is part of an elite club.
He is modest about his success, putting it down to "resilience, determination and self-belief".
Mr. Joyce is modest about his athletic history, but it influenced his management philosophy.
Kawaoka is modest about the achievement, but observers see it as a crucial step forward.
