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Meanings of more modest in English

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Usage of more modest in English
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Evergrande said it expects more modest second-half growth in overall property prices.
Reuters
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It may be a day to present a slightly more modest approach!
The South African
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That said, something more modest on these lines may be politically feasible.
Reuters
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Analysts said the more modest forecasts are now in line with expectations.
Reuters
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They have smaller sets, more modest special effects, and fewer location shoots.
Wired
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It seems more modest, somehow, to put it in the third person:
Shandygaff / A number of most agreeable Inquirendoes upon Life &...
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The U.S. Geological Survey has estimated a more modest 5 billion barrels.
Reuters
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He was far more modest than in my youthful picture of him.
Edison: His Life and Inventions
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Other Republicans, including Rick Perry and Ben Carson, reported more modest fundraising.
Reuters
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The gentler and more modest elements of his nature came into play.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
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European stocks jumped at the open, but by a more modest amount.
Reuters
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The girls seemed more modest and less inclined to stare at visitors.
Dawn
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He was older and more modest when he made his great discovery.
The Story of Ab: A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man
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He now lives in a more modest house in Malahide, Co Dublin.
The Irish Times
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In fact, denialism can achieve more modest triumphs even without total victory.
The Guardian
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Gains in other maturities were more modest, and shorter maturities generally flat.
Reuters
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