Sentence examples for modest it aims from inspiring English sources

The confirmatory form of the probabilistic argument is more modest; it aims to show that there is a considerable contribution to the argument for M arising from the facts indicated.

And so far, the best plan offered by American politicians — the Climate Stewardship act sponsored by Senators John McCain and Joseph Lieberman — has an even more modest goal: it aims to cut emissions in the United States merely to 2000 levels by 2010.

And neither show is modest in its aims.

This more modest, rescheduled event aims to raise funds for the station's disaster preparedness.

Instead, he had three, fairly modest, aims.First, he wanted to put the economy at the centre of the election battle and to remind voters of its success while he has been in charge of the Treasury.

A modest theory only aims to directly account for the contents of representational simples.

When Sony entered the digital S.L.R. business by buying the remains of Konica-Minolta, it started out with a relatively modest offering aimed at the same consumer market as its popular point-and-shoot cameras.

A crackdown on fraudulent whiplash claims is an additional modest measure aimed at helping the Jams, as it is designed to bring down car insurance costs by about £40 annually.

I therefore have a modest proposal aimed at rectifying this situation: let's declare war!

Scientists now propose a more modest system, aimed at insects rather than nuclear warheads.

Over the next few days we should expect plenty of high-profile if financially modest announcements aimed at middle-income voters.