Sentence examples for modest down from inspiring English sources

"It just accelerated what was otherwise just a modest down day".

Rep. Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis)., the House Budget Committee chairman whose views on federal spending carry substantial weight with fellow Republicans, has called for a more modest "down payment".

Yet, in most cases the decrease observed was modest (down from 1 to 0.7 at most).

Others will get modest down payments, which they hope will be enough to keep them going.

Those making less either rent and give money away every month, or pay high mortgages resulting from modest down payments.

He planned to make a modest down payment to secure the lease and leave the rest of the money in the bank to earn interest.

The next exercise of the DriverCourse was to climb over a rock four inches high, balancing at the apex before letting the wheels creep onto the modest down-slope.

Like its subjects, "Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie" has a modest, down-home feel: it's not flashy or even visually pleasing, its pace is leisurely and its intent unfocused.

John Major is given a conventionally modest, down-at-the-mouth script which takes the manner for the man: what with rail privatisation and Northern Irish talks, he might be thought to have left as deep a mark as more clamorous PMs.

For young first-time buyers, people with modest down-payment cash or seniors who want to tap their equity using a reverse mortgage, it's a growing problem: They cannot use Federal Housing Administration financing in condominiums.

His record company touts him as a mad genius with an extraterrestrial look, but he's really a modest, down-to-earth dude who draws comics, geeks out about hip-hop, is allergic to everything, and might be the unlikeliest star of country music ever.