Sentence examples for modest atmospheric from inspiring English sources

"One of the predictions of our theory is that truly Earth-like planets, with solid surfaces and modest atmospheric pressures, are rare," he said.

Greenhouse skeptics often point to the relatively modest atmospheric warming of the past few decades as evidence that the buildup of greenhouse gases isn't doing much harm.

"The Exorcist" (1973) had all the makings of a modest, atmospheric, RKO-style horror film — until Friedkin piled on unprecedented visual and, especially, sound effects.

Atomic hydrogen is a minor atmospheric constituent.

Trees growing at the upper edge of their altitudinal range can be highly sensitive to even modest changes in atmospheric temperature.

It is strikingly evident that modest increases in atmospheric Hg loading could lead directly to elevated levels in the fish stock.

Plants require CO2 to photosynthesise, of course, and a modest increase in atmospheric CO2 levels would almost certainly enhance crop productivity if it were not accompanied by heat and drought stress.

A small, low-key, atmospheric masterpiece.

We previously discovered that alkaline hydrogen peroxide (AHP) pretreatment catalyzed by copper II) 2,2΄-bipyridine complexes significantly improves subsequent enzymatic glucose and xylose release from hybrid poplar heartwood and sapwood relative to uncatalyzed AHP pretreatment at modest reaction conditions (room temperature and atmospheric pressure).

In a tough speech in Washington last week, Mr. Stern said that such modest reductions would do little to affect atmospheric concentrations of climate-altering gases.

Alongside a fingerpicked guitar or a modest piano, the producer Joe Henry slips in atmospheric touches: parade drums in "Can't Find the Way," a muffled tambourine and a pedal steel guitar in "Before You Leave".