Sentence examples for remained a modest from inspiring English sources

But Parker remained a modest sort.

Mr Schultes remained a modest man.

Although the international airport in Tobago was named after him, he remained a modest man.

Abstbessingen remained a modest imitator of the more important German court factories.

For all the acclaim he received over the years, Mr. Lewis remained a modest and soft-spoken man.

Her reputation grew, although she remained a modest writer, working in a rather dull job at the International African Institute, a setting which provided her with considerable inspiration for some of her novels.

The company is to pay a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share for the first time in 17 years, though the dividend yield will remain a modest 1.8%.

"I will proudly remain a modest soldier of the revolution and a servant of the people," Ahmadinejad said earlier this week, but he will find it difficult to run again for any political office.

But until someone fills its music and lyrics with more zest, elevates the level and consistency of its wit and finds the magic to make its wise, bittersweet romance more palpable, "Enter the Guardsman" will remain a modest, intermittently charming entertainment.

The IPPR inquiry concluded that PFI schemes had delivered good value for money in roads and prisons but only marginal benefits in schools and hospitals.By contrast, PPPs remain a modest affair where their potential is the greatest in the delivery of the core public services in health and education.

He's remaining a modest, levelheaded and even, dare we say it, self-possessed resident of Sesame Street.