Sentence examples for spent modest from inspiring English sources

The group has spent modest amounts to gain a foothold in overseas markets.

Should we spend modest sums on job creation?

So they proceeded to spend modest sums with the assurance that they would get a check in early November to repay the initial outlay.

But Provea, a human rights group, estimated that Mr. Chávez's government spent a modest $16.3 million on the project in 2006.

Mr. Byrne of FEMA said the money the agency spent doing modest repairs to these homes would cost less than installing a temporary trailer; thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina used trailers for housing.

A less than 28% profit fall over the last three months compared with rival Shell's 71% decline, while BP spent a modest $25bn across the year compared to Shell's $46bn.

Taylor, a Houston journalist before he abandoned his career to promote Lucinda, helped her with the rent, paid for meals, and spent a modest inheritance on putting Lucinda up in the Chelsea Hotel in New York and producing a demo of ten songs, "Pineola" among them.

The Department of Justice, meanwhile, spent a modest $1 million on public service announcements directed at gun owners, explaining how to safely lock up their guns, report any missing or stolen guns, and more.

Finland spends a modest share of its GDP on schools, pays teachers unspectacular salaries and has small classes.

Mr. Bush proposed spending a modest amount of money, calling for an additional $2.3 billion in federal spending on conservation efforts over the next five years.

Short of that, Congress could spend a modest amount of money to expand the existing Children's Health Insurance Program that each state has set up to insure uninsured children.