And yet these points are couched in visual terms both modest and exquisite.

A lot of people answer this question, so I am told, in fairly modest terms.

Ever since her own grand dreams shattered, Maia had begun thinking in more modest terms.

I call thee by the most modest terms, for I am one of those gentle ones that will use the devil himself with courtesy.

He noted that, while "the music is craftsmanlike but not quite memorable", the show "works flawlessly on its own modest terms."

On its own modest terms, though, it is far more satisfying than most mini-series.

Couched in modest terms, his art becomes all the more appealing for its formal sophistication.

It is not self-reflective, except in the most modest terms.

When you now look back at this past decade, the results are limited, if I may put it in those modest terms.

The performance may not have amounted to an in-person equivalent of the recording, but on its own more modest terms, it was pleasant enough.