Sentence examples for modest gathering from inspiring English sources

The event stirred speculation that Mr. Cuomo was trying to raise his profile in national Democratic circles, but it ended up being a relatively modest gathering: when Mr. Cuomo spoke, many of the attendees were his own aides.

Heading for a fail: University of California Davis This week UC Davis was plunged into disarray as its chancellor Linda Katehi allowed riot police to disperse a rather modest gathering of students occupying a part of the campus.

Enjoyable as it was, Sunday's modest gathering could hardly be said to compare with those of a century ago, when it was noted that the event was becoming less popular, since only 500 people had attended; the walkers had then continued over the moor to Blackstone Edge for a political rally and to hear the Hebden Bridge band.

Who could be against expending such a modest sum on gathering information that could well end up saving thousands of lives every year?

"Just a small gathering.

And while the Branson museum has been running centennial-related programs for months, people in Sunnyside are still pulling together their modest April 15 open house, gathering Titanic-related items.

For starters, Nokia's flagship smartphones already use Windows Phone, Microsoft's operating system which, although still way behind its competitors, is at least gathering some modest momentum.

It offers candidates this deal: If, after an initial spurt of gathering small donations to qualify, they renounce all fund-raising, they will get enough public money for a modest campaign budget.

And for more than a century, each of America's attempts to return to a more modest role in the world has been interrupted by gathering global dangers.

Not so far away, inside a typical mosque in the modest south Tehran district of Afsarieh, young Basij (the volunteer militia) are gathering.

"Consumer confidence has increased significantly in recent months, thanks to further modest gains in employment and signs that the UK recovery is finally gathering momentum".