That means we need modest, realistic expectations, and we need to teach people to cook food that's good enough to share with family and friends.

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University and Columbia University shows that even a modest decrease in daily salt intake (攝入) can lead to dramatic health benefits.

In Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town.

Some raised more than twice their goals, but others have fallen short of reaching even modest targets.

The Great Recession and modest recovery has also been associated with an increase in young adults living at home.

Futures markets, which show only a modest recovery of prices to around $60 a barrel by 2019, support this view.

Meanwhile, tax breaks for children are modest.

For example, modest joggers should not compare their performance with Olympic standard marathon（馬拉松）runners.

Families with modest incomes should ensure the breadwinner or breadwinners first.

Our findings suggest that even more modest attention difficulties can increase the risk of negative academic outcomes.

The company also offers a repair program for their customers for a modest fee.

They found that early attention skills were the most consistent predictor of academic success, and that likability by peers also had a modest effect on academic performance.

When the children are young, and depend upon the family for financial needs, families with modest incomes have difficulty providing enough life insurance to protect the mother and children.