Sentence examples for modest it from inspiring English sources

Underlying cost growth during the quarter was modest, it said, and its capital ratios remained broadly in line with those at the end of 2007.

Though its reputation is modest, it can yield wines of surprising diversity and appeal.

The eighth inning epitomized the unlikely nature of the team's success, however modest it has been.

As far as I'm concerned, the greatest human invention is indoors, however modest it might be.

If the proposal seems modest, it is: numerous online services already have minimum age requirements.

The house, which had four bedrooms, was surprisingly modest: it was clad in beige vinyl siding.

At the SEU, this change is modest: it borrows officials from the relevant departments and involves their ministers.

"Doing politics like this, on this very modest level, I sometimes get embarrassed by how modest it is," he said.

Although known reserves appear to be relatively modest, it is thought that there may be more to be found.

New coach Michael Oenning was modest: "It all came from the players themselves, we only had to channel it".

The freeze is modest: it will save the average commuter £400 between now and 2020, but the move is politically astute.