Sentence examples for modest emphasis from inspiring English sources

When Mr. Gore followed Mr. Lieberman to the lectern, he delivered his standard stump speech, with only a modest emphasis on the planned topic of the day: a patients' bill of rights.

Richard Flanary, a senior administrator at the National Association of Secondary School Principals, in Arlington, Va., said the limited amount of research on the subject had placed only modest emphasis on uniforms as a way of turning around a troubled high school.

We also find that modest emphasis on active interest rate movements can alleviate much of the volatility in optimal government spending, while rendering similarly favorable levels of aggregate consumption and investment.

Indifferently directed by the cinematographer Richard Moore ("The Wild Angels"), "Circle of Iron" is no great shakes as a movie but remains a wistful reminder of the modest pleasures (emphasis on modest) of the pre-blockbuster action movie, when budgets were more in line with ambitions.

Thus, modest levels of emphasis on formal appropriability mechanisms may prevent conflicts over ownership of jointly developed knowledge assets and knowledge leakages, while also avoiding the possibly negative effects of overly strict controls by legal departments on innovation collaboration.

The "Bartered Bride" from 1978 has Teresa Stratas, who would fit in just fine with today's emphasis on modest-size voices and modest-size bodies.

WINE LIST -- About 40 modest wines, with an emphasis on Spain, supplemented by a very big tequila and margarita list.

In recent months, executives have discussed a plan to keep fares relatively modest and place more emphasis on options for which it can charge extra, like more legroom and refundable tickets.

Potential backers were wary about Whyte's credentials for a big-budget movie and didn't accept his assurances that it would be possible to make the film on a relatively modest scale, with an emphasis on characterisation rather than spectacle.

In their shared emphasis on modest accumulation, everyday life and roughly worked surfaces and their different approaches to color and scale, these contrasting bodies of work have much to say to each other and us about drawing and its capacity for renewal.

The emphasis at this modest Cobble Hill storefront is on fabric and fit: Epaulet's button-fly chinos (from $135), which have inspired cultish devotion, fit snugly, like a perfect pair of jeans.