Sentence examples for modest sliding from inspiring English sources

Rather than raising national insurance, we should consider introducing an annual wealth tax on a modest sliding scale like the French.

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As the economy slows, the markets are likely to trim their estimates of sustainable growth in both productivity and profits.A modest slide in the dollar would bring some benefits.

It also saw a more modest slide in home sale prices than many other metros in late 2009.

That offset a modest slide in major drug and HMO stocks in the period.

The modest slide cut the Standard & Poor's 500 index's gain for the year to less than one-tenth of a percent.

Designed to offer maximum space on their modest plots, they were all sliding doors and hidden gadgets, and yet even among all the hi-tech toys each home still had a traditional tatami room.

The Dolphin's pool is a three-acre series of oases, punctuated by a 12-foot waterfall, two oversize hot tubs and a modest water slide.

The CSRC is administratively supported by modest contributions from industry using a sliding scale based on gross sales.

A glance through the sliding patio doors revealed other modest but well-kept brick apartment buildings nearby.

Its economy grew by a modest 0.2% in the third quarter and risks sliding into deflation.