1. The increase was also larger than the initial estimate for a more modest rise to 54.1.

2. Yahoo posted modest revenue growth last year, the first gain since 2008.

3. I am the owner of the modest house we live in, and I have savings of about $100,000.

4. He's eyeing a move to southern Oregon, hoping to buy a modest house there for $200,000.

5. The stock has since returned to earth, and shares are now up a more modest 60% from July 6.

6. For now, they will make do with far more modest accommodations.

7. It would be a modest chunk of change to do so, of course.

8. However, sales of these hardware products have been modest in recent months.

9. That law carries only modest penalties of fines and up to a year in jail.

10. Even a more modest package to avoid the next round of automatic cuts seems out of reach.

11. The average target has to deal with more modest threats.

12. The light generated is modest, but enough to find your keys or light the page of a book.

13. A modest gain but still representing a positive step forward.

14. The shooting occurred in a residential area of modest homes.

15. It expects only modest revenue from the licensing business.