Sentence examples for modest ice from inspiring English sources

There the men surveyed the splendid natural harbor, split by a modest ice tongue, and collected granite, the bedrock of the area.

Rather, it proceeded much like the calving of Arctic ice masses under the pressure of global warming, leaving behind only a herd of modest ice floes".

The comet Elenin, never more than a modest celestial ice ball, has broken into even smaller pieces, NASA announced 25 October.

But his other two shots produced goals, and throughout his modest 14 07 of ice time he was at his dynamic best.

Mr. Barton and Mr. Tauzin forged a modest but potentially ice-breaking compromise to increase fuel economy standards, while the White House remained silent on the sidelines.

A modest rate of ice-sheet melting (mainly in Greenland and West Antarctica) is expected to accelerate the pace of rises in sea levels reaching 2.2 m by the end of the century.

The Brainerd Jaycees' seemingly modest idea exploded, and the now-annual event has become the world's largest charitable ice fishing gathering.

Ruler on Ice was a modest $100,000 purchase, and the Halls bred Pants on Fire.

ICE is catching modest numbers of undesirables, but also a much larger by-catch of peaceable immigrants.

The thin-crust apple tart delivers exactly what it promises, which is all anyone needs: crisp, butter-rich pastry topped with tart apples and served with a modest scoop of cinnamon caramel ice cream.

Not only is this Imogen in charge of Ice Dancing – a modest accomplishment, surely, for any uncannily glamorous being – but she can't even get a measly ribbon back without assistance from small girls!