Sentence examples for makes a modest from inspiring English sources

Mumsnet makes a modest profit on turnover of around £6m, with most revenue coming from advertising.

Mr. Wilmot stopped painting several years ago, and now makes a modest living teaching English.

After the disappointment of The Parole Officer, Steve Coogan's movie career now makes a modest but distinct advance.

Now Parker has a home in Queens, his own stalls at Aqueduct and makes a modest living as a trainer.

A country matron received a letter from a nice young man who makes a modest living puttering about gardens and garages in the neighborhood.

The GST only makes a modest contribution to state revenues, even though 60 percent of it is returned to the province of origin.

A year later, he made a modest deal with Bloomsbury, a British publisher that was only a decade old.

Ms. Brickell is making a modest comeback.

I want to make a modest proposal.

Foreign direct investment has made a modest recovery.

But the proposals could make a modest difference.