Sentence examples for modest helpful from inspiring English sources

Nicolas Derouet, her agent, who is here with his young daughter Judith, is modest, helpful and considerate – adjectives which, in his profession, are not used every day.

They have been the very voice of the responsible center in Washington, frequent and sober-minded guests on "News Hour," never tipping their partisan hand, always careful to provide sympathetic criticism of Congress and make modest, helpful suggestions.

The modest, helpful WILLIAMS-SONOMA KITCOMPANIONANION: The A to Z Guide to Everyday Cooking Equipment & Ingredients (Time-Life, paper, $24.95), the latest in a series of solid, unshowy cookbooks overseen by Chuck Williams, also belongs on a handy shelf.

Both made some economic sense for poor people attracted by daily play, small stakes, and frequent modest but helpful payouts.

During the tour, many of the decorators and contractors involved in the kitchens stood quietly by, with the modest and helpful bearing of 19th-century kitchen servants.

But others said even a modest benefit was helpful for those with few other options.

Even predictions with modest accuracies are helpful because they restrict the positions to be examined.

This concept is modest and particularly helpful for front-line emergency physicians.