In addition, the modest waves in the stream have increased in amplitude so that they curve north and south more frequently, bringing more weather systems northwards and southwards.
Jane Lubchenco, the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told reporters that the weakening storm system had produced modest waves of three to five feet in the area around the well and that the waves would grow only a bit more as it moved through.
Entering the sea, modest waves pummeled large stones over and onto my feet, leading me to exit the waters.
If recent history is any guide, even a modest shock wave from across the ocean could throw the American economy off course; earlier this year, a series of shocks from higher oil prices, the Japanese earthquake and the stalemate over the United States debt ceiling managed to drain the energy from the recovery.
Pathologically modest, she waves off comparisons to other designers.
George W. Bush may have plied the trade with a bullhorn at Phillips Andover Academy back in the early 1960's, and past generations of high school girls may have risen from gymnasium benches for a little modest pompom waving.
Inside, children of the military personnel living in the base's modest wooden homes wave and shout "hello" to visitors, while cows and sheep graze the lush fields nearby.
Here is a lovely cove to enjoy lunch – and, off the point's rocky outcrop, an eddy-line that forms on the flooding tide, producing a modest set of standing waves and wave train, making for a great play spot before you head back across the estuary.
Although Modest Mouse made waves after revealing the cover art from their widely-anticipated forthcoming full-length, residents of one RV park were slow to recognize their relationship with indie rock royalty.
