Sentence examples for modest setting from inspiring English sources

If you ever wonder why the rich and famous want a piece of this island, all you need to do is visit Rose Abrahamson's abode to understand in one modest setting how transcendent Vineyard life is.

The apparently modest setting of Muhammad Hussain's chocolate stall in Accrington market contrasts with his vision, and with the potential scale of his Lancashire-based business.

The pastor, the Rev. Dr. Robert L. Brashear, said he simply wanted to see his congregation endure, even if that means worshiping in a new, more modest setting.

Its goal, says its owner, Paul Sorchy, a chiropractor, is to provide a modest setting where members can feel comfortable exercising.

Despite the modest setting in a rundown tennis stadium and the fact that existence of vaa racing barely registers in the world of sport, the occasion was a surprisingly moving one.

Then again, maybe that is a function of their modest setting, in one of Chelsea's smaller galleries; you have to wonder what would happen if Mr. Hornby had the budget and space of, say, Matthew Day Jackson at Hauser & Wirth.

He refused to give in to Russian demands for limits on missile defense and came away with an arms control treaty that, while modest, sets the stage for better relations.

Tory, her ambitions more modest, sets up an office in a public toilet for ladies, where, once her daily cleaning duties are finished, she can read and write to her heart's content.

Instead we approached this negotiation with a modest set of proposals.

Subtle video projections designed by Eamonn Farrell and lighting by Jim Elliott abetted Meganne George's modest sets.

That's an optimistic assessment of what is, given the scale of the challenge, a relatively modest set of proposals.