But this modest effort only calls attention to the magnitude of the need.

But the plan calls for only a modest effort to encourage energy efficiency.

We weren't sure that a modest effort, like 16 hours of training, would have noticeable effects on kids' development.

Two had been chosen by the city itself in its modest effort to meet the judge's wishes.

Three more modest efforts already under way will provide complementary research.

It is still a modest effort, and far from successful.

A modest effort to raise $1,000 proved to just a beginning.

We all agreed that it was a modest effort but pleasant and easy to drink.

Not even modest efforts to raise the subject get very far.

Washington seemed to be seeking maximum credit for a modest effort.