Sentence examples for modest and a from inspiring English sources

The surroundings are modest and a bit stark.

He was very down to earth, modest, and a lot of fun to be around".

Interframe predictive coding is invoked only when the motion between adjacent frames is modest and a simple motion compensation operation can significantly improve the compression performance.

WASHINGTON, Jan . 23— President Bush delivered a domestic agenda to Congressional Democrats on Tuesday that was, in large part, modest and a reiteration of past proposals.

Mr. Peterson is both overly modest and a bit too sketchy in accounting for his business success, which he repeatedly attributes to "pure dumb luck".

Richard Swainston, deputy leader of Didcot council, said: "He was a very nice bloke, very modest and a bit quiet - not surprising given his important position".

Water board staff members have characterized the changes as "modest" and an attempt to be flexible in responding to water suppliers' concerns.

THE genocide memorial in Kigali feels modest and understated, a bit like a leisure centre.

Don't push yourself to the brink; a modest car and a modest home (or apartment, even!) takes a lot of pressure off the rest of your lifestyle and leaves far more room to save and invest".

But in as modest and befitting a way possible.

Instead, the horizon is dominated by brick high-rises: modest and just a little bit dreary.