Sentence examples for means modest from inspiring English sources

That means modest increases in price don't greatly influence most people's behavior.

(For women this means modest evening gowns, and for men this means jorts).

Nationalist it ain't, but it is so very sweetly English, which I'm guessing means modest, melancholy, exuberant and joyful by turn.

Although the "rainbow bubble blast," which starts the book with different-­size circles exploding from the page, is by no means modest, the ambitious last pop-up, "Sierra Nevada chopsticks," reaches an even more remarkably noisy finale.

Her older daughters are able to stand in for their mother in some ways -- they gently chastise Shana Brocha, 2 1/2, who is fond of throwing her legs over her head, with their mother's line "Shani, that's not sneyous" (which means "modest") -- but they cannot imitate her authority.

Graduates repay 9% of all earnings above £21,000 for 30 years (or until they've paid it off).This means modest earners get off relatively lightly, but over the course of their career, someone starting on a typical graduate wage of £25,000 and with a typical debt of £45,000, is likely to pay it back in full.

MEANWHILE, modest jobs mean modest lives.

If you can do that, why can't people buy the Presidency?" He meant modest voluntary contributors, not big-money donors like Hoffman and him.

The Liberal Democrats yesterday were delighted by their highest stare of the vote since the early 80s, even if it meant modest seat gains.

This could mean modest investment in further education related to their current careers, or more substantial investment in preparing for a new career.

In practice this is likely to mean modest, loose-fitting garments and "a sports hijab", a scarf covering the hair but not the face.