Sentence examples similar to modest but comprehensive from inspiring English sources

What if an author put forth goals for his fiction so intelligent yet modest, so comprehensive yet dignified, that the reader would not — could not — forget them?

After four years of broadcasting to a presumably modest but dedicated audience (the corporation don't release comprehensive iPlayer viewing figures), the BBC are finally taking it seriously.

Modest, but real.

Findings were modest but promising.

Modest but desirable.

Modest, but true.

His ego is modest but not fragile.

He is modest, but not shy.

This promise is modest but controversial.

The landscapes are modest but sweet.

Modest, but wouldn't we all be?