Sentence examples for modestly surprised from inspiring English sources

READERS aware of where I generally come down on political issues may be modestly surprised at what it was that, in my previous post, I said I was asking experts to vocally affirm, even though I already believed it was true.

First that the markets are apparently at least modestly surprised at news that was functional truth inside the technology world for some time.

Citi Research analyst Jim Suva noted that he was modestly surprised by the timing of the separation, but "the bigger surprise in our view is the timing of [Thursday's] announcement".

"I was desperate to play but scoring two goals surprised me," he said modestly, before celebrating his performance with a cola and chocolate bar in the airport departure lounge.

We were surprised by our finding that FKBP51 protein expression was modestly up-regulated in Karpas 299 cells treated with low concentrations of Crizontinib.

Until then, Bourgeois had been revered by a small world of contemporary art fans; did this sudden popularity surprise her? "No," she says modestly.

Nevertheless, Irish house prices are now falling, if modestly.The other surprise is America.

As Bouterse entered the fourth year of his five-year presidential term in 2014, he remained in control of a modestly successful administration, and his popularity continued to surprise external observers.

An analysis by the RiskMetrics Group, a financial risk management firm in New York, predicts that if rates rise even modestly, the stock market will decline, an outcome that may surprise some analysts and investors.

During my grad school years, I took a seminar on Derrida to which Derrida himself paid a surprise visit, modestly answering our questions with none of the drama I had imagined reading his written words on the page.

You have to dress modestly to enter - no surprise there - they even hire out special beige modesty robes in the form of ankle-length hooded cloaks.