Sentence examples for modest it seems from inspiring English sources

Grace The massive circular bar planted beneath Grace's soaring cathedral ceiling is remarkable not only for how big it is but also, paradoxically, by how modest it seems in comparison to the vast ecclesiastical square footage that surrounds it.

Although the effects we observe are modest, it seems possible that given the fluctuating ionic conditions that occur in the mitochondrion [40], [41], they may play a role in regulating the interactions between Hspol γ and HsmtSSB in vivo.

Even the most modest must now, it seems, proclaim that they are aiming to break into the elite.

Although his latest offer to Republicans involved only the most modest entitlement reforms, it seems safe to assume that he has left himself some bargaining room.

THE James Ensor show, which has had such modest fanfare that it seems almost to have slipped into town at the Drawing Center, is one of those gems whose pleasure involves serendipity.

Eliminating a competitor (who is not be the real competitive threat going forward) and increasing scale may provide some short term, modest benefits but it seems more like 'fiddling while Rome burns' in the overall context of this retail segment".

Mr. Glass's Symphony No. 3 was written for a small string orchestra, and if it seems modest beside his expansive Fifth, Sixth and Eighth, its ear-catching effects (including his rapid-fire update of the 18th century's "Mannheim rocket" in the finale) and flirtations with Middle Eastern modes work their charms.

It seems modest, but it's all-important.

It seems modest rather than merely anodyne, crisply practical rather than merely boring.

At first glance "Wendy and Lucy" looks so modest and prosaic that it seems like little more than an extended anecdote.

"If you are comparing it to 10 years ago in health care, it seems modest," said Helen B. Darling, chief executive of the National Business Group on Health, which represents large employers.