Sentence examples for put a modicum from inspiring English sources

Had they put a modicum of energy into updating the TouchPad and the WebOS mobile line, they probably could have made it out of the horse latitudes of the downturn, but as it stands they jettisoned an amazing amount of valuable cargo, including support for the WebOS team.

Basically, this puts a modicum of power in the hands on the authors.

Ebersol said NBC's presence "puts up a modicum of a firewall" against the W.W.F.'s storied excesses creeping into the XFL.

So it is hoping that working with retailers to put stamps and a modicum of mailing services alongside beer and lottery tickets will help put a dent in its growing deficit.

By taking bribes and ostensibly putting a "for sale" sign on his door, he betrayed his State Senate office and his Brooklyn constituents who rely on politicians to conduct their business with a modicum of integrity.

To be able to enter that echelon, with a modicum of success, puts me in a different category".

All he needs is a modicum of luck, a putting stroke that will last him through the long week and a bucketload of self-belief.

As the Iraqis have put up more resistance than expected, he has expressed a modicum of anxiety about the tenor of his welcome, two officials who have spoken with him in the last week said.

The booths divide logistically into those that put up display labels and those that do not (making it necessary to ask), and between those that attempt a modicum of curatorial thought and those that just put out the merch.

I would wait for a modicum of order.

Just a heads up in the syllabus, presumably – as my colleague Lindy West put it – to treat students, especially those from marginalized communities, with a modicum of "respect and humanity".