Sentence examples for modest reception from inspiring English sources

Then a modest reception of cookies and fruit juice began in the screening room.

Despite the modest reception for "Manhunter," curious Hollywood onlookers were attracted to the scenes of Lecter's crimes.

After more than four years in self-imposed exile the former general who led Pakistan for nearly a decade has returned to his homeland to a noisy but relatively modest reception.

Government pressures limited artistic achievement in Iran, though Mani Haghighi's troubling Paziraie sadeh (Modest Reception) lodged in the mind, and Yek khanévadéh-e mohtaram (A Respectable Family; Massoud Bakhshi) wrapped its story of an expatriate professor's return in a tellingly threatening atmosphere.

At 8 30 p.m., the Allen Room, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, (212) 721-6500, jalc.org; $35 to $85. (Anderson Richard Bucknerr (Thursday) After two decades of superb alt-country discs and their unjustly modest reception, this Brooklyn singer-songwriter fully embraces his lonesome cache on this month's "Our Blood" (Merge), a wintry account of aimless travels and eroding resolutions.

(Anderson) CANCELED − Richard Buckner and David Kilgour (Saturday) After two decades of superb alt-country discs and their unjustly modest reception, the Brooklyn singer-songwriter Mr. Buckner fully embraces his lonesome cache on this month's "Our Blood" (Merge), a wintry account of aimless travels and eroding resolutions.

After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music.

Oscilloscope's first releases, small indie films and documentaries, were modest in critical reception and box office, but the company quickly scaled up.

Whereas it was once acceptable to have a modest service and reception, toss the bouquet and some rice and then move on, today's brides ruminate over every detail: the color of the napkins and the color of the desserts.

Medtronic said it had been a leader in pursuing industry ethical guidelines that suggest that device companies provide only "modest meals and receptions" and not pay for costly leisure activities.

While our approach has been modest, Steve notes the reception to the device has been "fantastic" which is why he also stated that "soon, it will be available in more countries and in more stores.