| 词汇 | example_english_modest-scale |
| 释义 | modest scalecollocation in Englishmeanings of modestand scaleThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with scale. modest adjective uk /ˈmɒd.ɪst/ us /ˈmɑː.dɪst/ not large in size or amount, or ... See more at modest scale noun uk /skeɪl/ us /skeɪl/ a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ... See more at scale Examples of modest scaleThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Pearse defended his approach by stating that this was a modestscale. Second, poverty alleviation programmes began life, albeit on a modestscale. Archaeological monuments in the landscape could also be protected with this act, though only on a modestscale. Any such curtailment was only temporary, however, and the trade soon resumed, although on a more modestscale. By the autumn of 1933 the real programme of governmentfinanced work creation was started, albeit on a modestscale. The régime will be brisk and exacting, as it has been up to now in the experience on a modestscale that we have had. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to emphasize the fact that these proposals are on a very modestscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In their own way, on a modestscale, they were extremely successful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 History has shown, however, that expansion—certainly on what now seems the modestscale then anticipated—did not threaten or damage academic standards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Delay, too, is built into the alternatives, however adequate their performance on a modestscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All area health authorities make some use of contract cleaning services, though this may be on a modestscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are on a very modestscale, and you cannot make big reductions in them without affecting the war effort. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will have a modest role, and so it might as well be maintained on a modestscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But where the circumstances are exceptional some assistance will be granted on a modestscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It covers a wide range of valuable exchanges but on a modestscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We operate an interchange of staff with the private industrial and commercial sector, necessarily on a modestscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some cases they commenced on a very modestscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The council which helps to service them already works on an extremely modestscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are signs that that is happening on a modestscale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, most private foresters and timber merchants operate on a modestscale and do not buy enough plant and machinery to attract sizeable investment grants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of modest Go to the definition of scale See other collocations with scale |
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