Sentence examples for there was modest from inspiring English sources

None of the candidates was associated with migraine; however, in gene-based analyses there was modest support for an association of MTDH, implicated in the previous GWAS [57], with migraine.

In these two silenced lines there was modest reduction (54%-65%) in expression of two PcNLP genes.

That argument may have carried the day in the summer of 2010, when there was modest growth in the economy.

In New Hampshire, there was modest improvement (one point), and in the low-attendance contest in Nevada, some significant improvement (eight points).

There was modest applause for Mr Hughes's harder line on violent crime, a shift endorsed by Charles Kennedy as consistent with the party's historic defence of individual freedom.

There was modest net borrowing of £228m on credit cards in April, while there was a net repayment of £181m in personal loans and overdrafts.

Have there been modest achievement gains to show for it?

When Herath finally took his 300th after holding a gentle return catch from Finn there were modest celebrations.

There are modest, but real, competitive reforms.

And there are modest questions about a score of others.

There are modest differences between philanthropists, of course.