Legislative leaders appeared to take a modest degree of umbrage.
Mr. Putin offered his critics a modest degree of accommodation.
This model was compared with the experimental data, with a modest degree of agreement.
However, only a modest degree of phenotypic variation has been explained by single-nucleotide polymorphisms.
Tarka's modest degree of fame came to him first courtesy of his connections.
Food does raise triglyceride levels for several hours, usually to a modest degree.
He also achieved a modest degree of fame, appearing on the David Susskind and the David Letterman shows.
Headed by a high-ranking military officer, the NSA is under the jurisdiction of the secretary of defense but maintains a modest degree of autonomy.
Borromini, on the other hand, was a lonely, withdrawn man; he prided himself on his highly specialized training, and he resented his modest degree of recognition.
There are filmmakers who toil through film school and then work for years in vain to earn even a modest degree of acclaim.
Today, thanks in no small part to McGruder's accelerated success, the typical comics page offers at least a modest degree of diversity.
