Sentence examples for only a modicum from inspiring English sources

The new administration's first year has provided only a modicum of clarity.

Crab cake here was big and fluffy with only a modicum of breading.

VIOLENCE -- Stabbings and slashings are shown with only a modicum of restraint.

Both times, Tevye proves surprisingly flexible, accepting his daughters' will with only a modicum of protest.

Those heaving money at companies like Facebook are doing so with only a modicum of information about the companies' performance.

So with only a modicum of digging, the armchair archeologist can uncover a wealth of archeological sites.

But, unfortunately Trump, or any other candidate, could only muster a modicum of impact on the increasingly influential role of lobbyists in Washington.

In a sense, Obama is following the path of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, who also sincerely wished to resolve his country's economic problems, but believed that the system was fundamentally sound and only required a modicum of reform to correct its distortions.

But that they have been able to restore, even if only temporarily, a modicum of "sight" to people who had been blind for years is quite an achievement.

To be creative, there must only be a modicum of creativity.

It only requires a modicum of training to be fairly good at detecting indicators of tree failures.