Sentence examples for support of modest from inspiring English sources

When Blunt and the N.R.A. attacked Kander for his support of modest measures to limit gun sales, Kander, who served in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, released an ad that showed him assembling an AR-15 blindfolded.

The NRA has mounted a campaign against his nomination because of his support of modest gun control measures based on his experience of treating gunshot victims in the ER.

His books consist of a series of plainly stated statistical observations, in support of deceptively modest conclusions, and the evidence in support of his original observation is now so overwhelming that the Flynn effect has moved from theory to fact.

This year, in hopes of getting some support for modest tax increases on the rich, he even proposed a reduction in the cost-of-living increases for Social Security recipients.

One would assume, in the face of such economic realities, that Congress would support the type of modest spending proposals President Obama put forward in the American Jobs Act.

In conclusion, Look AHEAD provides empirical support for the benefits of modest weight losses at 1 year.

There has been no "lifting" from Europe and the United States--other than empty words of support and modest sanctions that may be lifted soon.

But Sanders continues to outpace Clinton in one category -- breadth of support from modest donors.

"A contribution of time or of modest financial support is not the basis for a recusal from one's role as a public officer," Mr. Larrabee said.

Despite their elaborate recommendations, and the promise of modest financial support for freedom advocacy, there is no reference to sanctions against violators in contrast with the International Religious Freedom Act of the United States.But two things seem a bit troubling.

Our higher participation rate (15%) seems most likely to be due to patient related factors, rather than the provision of financial rewards to practices, in the form of modest research support costs.