Sentence examples for modicum of order from inspiring English sources

I would wait for a modicum of order.

Since then, mayhem has prevailed, despite efforts by foreign peacekeepers under the aegis of the African Union (AU), France and the European Union (EU) to reimpose a modicum of order.

Now, with a bare modicum of order returning to the streets, you pay $250.An edgy calm has been restored in the capital, partly thanks to a dusk-to-dawn, shoot-on-sight curfew.

It certainly seems that NATO's "ambitions have been reduced to leaving with some modicum of order rather than any sense of that elusive concept, victory," writes Jeffrey Simpson in Canada's Globe and Mail.

Inside, Amy Gartrell's black-and-white decorative graphics (Victorian lace to Mad Magazine) highlight architectural details and lend a modicum of order, while being among the best things Ms. Gartrell has done.

The reason for this swirl of maritime outlawry can be found on the nearest shore, in Somalia.Until the world's most comprehensively failed state acquires the barest modicum of order and government, the seas beside it will be a paradise for pirates and a menace to passengers, crew and cargo, even for ships sailing 300 miles offshore.

The conventional wisdom is that hedge funds or private equity groups won't bid against each other after a deal is in contract, following a supposed gentlemen's agreement intended to keep business friction at a minimum and preserve a modicum of social order in the red-meat world of investment banking.

There the jihadists have virtually taken over the functions of government, providing locals with a modicum of law and order as well as electricity and water.

That means it's a fact of life that, as awkward as it is, government efforts will need to accept a modicum of failure in order to create much greater and lasting value.

Indian courts offered a modicum of hope by ordering the CBI to continue investigating Mr. Tytler's role in the pogrom.

A similar modicum of care is in order when dealing with Russia.