Sentence examples for modest and steady from inspiring English sources

In most cases, however, the returns on risk arbitrage are modest and steady unless a deal falls apart.

Collectors are passionate about maps though not necessarily for their rate of return, which is typically modest and steady (although particular maps can appreciate quite handsomely).

Economists have revised their pessimistic forecasts for the rest of the year and 2017 following a run of figures showing only a modest dip and steady rise in activity since the June 23 vote.

"My basic attitude toward this whole thing has been careful, modest steps slow and steady wins the race.

Practice small and steady.

She faces a modest but steady and damaging rise in inflation.

Despite their superior record, the Bulls are as understated and steady as their modest star guard.

After one night trawling through the dirt and the poppy stems, he came home with a sizeable amount of opium to extract, quickly going on to sell his product on Silk Road and reaping modest but steady profits.

After a night trawling through the dirt and the poppy stems, he came home with a sizable amount of opium to extract, quickly going on to sell his product on Silk Road and reaping modest but steady profits.

After one night trawling through the dirt and the poppy stems, he came home with a sizable amount of opium to extract, quickly going on to sell his product on Silk Road and reaping modest but steady profits.

She had formerly eked out a living selling cutwork embroidery and giving beach massages to a modest but steady flow of French, Italian and South African tourists who came to Nosy Be for sun and the superb diving.