Sentence examples for modest attempts from inspiring English sources
Nor did Mr. Walker seem inclined to yield to the singers' modest attempts to expand a phrase here and there.
George Bush's modest attempts to control costs, by means of health savings accounts, have borne little fruit.
He has consistently disapproved of even relatively modest attempts to influence the Chinese government, including hunger strikes and economic boycotts.
In the United States, Republicans in Congress have vowed to block President Obama's modest attempts at economic stimulus, while demanding deeper cuts certain to produce another recession.
A couple of senators made modest attempts to hold the eavesdroppers more accountable by, for example, disclosing the number of law-abiding citizens whose communications have been intercepted.
In the Senate it was none other than Wheeler who denounced Roosevelt's modest attempts to keep Britain afloat as it single-handedly battled Germany.
Consider this a modest attempt to redress the balance.
Yet Rodman's own modest attempt at diplomacy was short-lived.
The pivotal moment in the trust's history involved a modest attempt to generate some cash.
It's our modest attempt to broaden the world of soccer broadcasting.
John Pietrzak is trading overnight on Project A, the Board's modest attempt at electronic trading.
