modest in the PONS Dictionary

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His paintings were popular, probably because he asked modest prices for them.
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She was raised in a modest home with both of her parents, and is the middle child, with two older brothers and two younger brothers.
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The people tend to view themselves as modest, independent and self-reliant.
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A few small industries were established resulting in a modest increase in population from 2,747 in 1911 to 3,414 in 2004.
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Several surgical techniques have been tried, with modest or mixed results.
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Simultaneously, many more modest and more transitory institutions were coming into (and passing out of) existence.
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He came from a modest background, and ended up in a home when his parents divorced.
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In 2006 there were 21,000 head of cattle and a modest number of poultry and swine.
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This effect has been described as modest, variable, and often short-lived by the authors.
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The architectural details of the building are rather modest.
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