Sentence examples for modest spread from inspiring English sources

Jack wants them to settle down together with their own modest spread.

At the lunchtime reception, Queen Elizabeth is expected to lay out a modest spread of Champagne, wedding cake and two-bite appetizers, or canapes.

The controversy received some attention in the Arab media but did not dominate the news, with a relatively modest spread of newspaper stories and television shows devoted to the threat.

FACED with the pleasant but pressured bustle of organizing holiday get-togethers, smart hosts know that simplicity is the key to survival — except, that is, for dessert, which can add a sumptuous touch to the most modest spread and requires nothing more than a trip to the bakery.

As military planners gird for the global war on terrorism declared by President Bush, one diplomatic strand runs through the king's four-bedroom villa -- a relatively modest spread compared with the grander mansions of soccer stars and politicians -- along a quiet lane filled with birdsong.

On J. P. Morgan, Lehman lowered its earnings forecast, saying the move was "based on a combination of factors including the expectations for weak trading results, lower revenues in the structured finance business, modest spread revenue performance and continued losses in private equity".

The EOC had selected the Netherlands as its next host in 2019, which had offered to hold a more modest event spread across several cities.

The ALZ17 model of propagation showed nerve cell body inclusions after 15 months and only modest contralateral spread even after 18 months [ 9].

The trust types give you the increased safety of bonds with the liquidity of stocks; anyone who has tried to get in and out of bonds in lots of less than $100,000 principal value will appreciate the fact that preferreds generally trade on exchanges with modest bid/ask spreads.

It's more relaxed than many of the other festivals around the country, only lasting two days, with a modest 13 bands spread over two stages each day.

Mr. Schwabe would dilute that very modest increase by spreading the money to thousands of additional workers, giving tiny raises -- raises so small they would effectively be worthless -- to everybody.