Sentence examples for modest recent from inspiring English sources

He also needs to revive the economy, to build on modest recent signs of growth.

Pressure on Clint McKay, one of Australia's best one-day bowlers, but with some modest recent form.

He hailed a modest recent Russian advance in the World Bank's "Doing Business" rankings, from 120th to 112th place.

The modest recent acceleration has been widely attributed to a combination of stronger demand for exports and the effect of intensified stimulus efforts from Beijing in recent months.

The Saudi legal framework for establishing and enforcing the rights of those owed money remains rudimentary and in many respects unclear, despite some modest recent reforms.

But in 20 years of effort, the United States has not adopted emissions limits that would actually put that policy into effect, beyond some modest recent efforts by the Obama administration.

Midterm losses for the president's party have been somewhat more modest in recent years than during the middle part of the 20th century.

While gains have been more modest in recent weeks, analysts say investors are still looking for reasons to buy despite some concerns that stock prices might be too high.

While growth in local revenue has been modest in recent years, the Packers' advertising, sponsorship and pro shop revenue of $43 million (down from 2009 and the peak of $50.2 million in 2008) is about equal to all of its ticket and luxury box income.

Yet its annual growth rate has been relatively modest in recent years (2.4% over the period 1975 2009), compared to other African capitals such as Kinshasa (5% over the period 1975 2010) or Ouagadougou (7%).

"Economic growth, higher employment, increasing real earnings growth and very low mortgage rates are all supporting housing demand, with signs of a recent modest pick-up in demand".