Modicum

I love the word modicum, thanks for using it in your post. ❋ Becca (2006)

I’m not sure it’s unfair to presume that one comes to that job with a certain modicum of confidence in one’s own judgment. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Youth would not understand it were it to speak a modicum of its thoughts. ❋ Richard King (1913)

This is not a woman who has displayed any kind of modicum of sensibility or anything. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Long-term outcomes showed no significant differences, as long as there was even a "modicum" of such things as loving, setting of rules and teaching. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Omniscient One is certainly possessed of an amount of knowledge equal to that small modicum which is all that a rational and immortal soul can boast of in reference to itself. ❋ Unknown (1857)

"modicum" of Arab unity before a potentially hawkish new Israeli cabinet, Safa said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As the century waned, the glamorous old-style safari, which could be defined as “traveling by caravan to rough it near wildlife in Africa, but not without access to a porcelain tea set,” had been replaced by the peppy new-style safari, “nature travel anywhere, so long as it involves unconventional transport and a modicum of hazard offset by pampering.” ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

However, that highly religious person would likely find consensus with anyone who has a modicum of religious belief. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

But the good news is that losing weight may bring a modicum of relief, other research suggests. ❋ Unknown (2011)

After this shocking display of disobedience, Ms. Chua concludes that she needs to relax her hold and grant the girls a modicum of independence. ❋ Clare McHugh (2011)

Though decidedly less impressive looking, this allowed for a modicum of control via a dragging of the feet. ❋ Hannah Karp (2011)

She is right and she is wrong, as I attempted to explain with a modicum of balance, concern and understanding before she walked off. ❋ Jonathan Lewis (2011)

Of course, these accounts often paid paltry interest—and hopefully the new services will do better by consumers—but their value was in giving you a modicum of control over your financial life. ❋ Carolyn T. Geer (2012)

Think about it too much, and it will only lead to trouble, because in examining the possible inspirations for "W.E." short for "Wallis and Edward", one begins to detect a modicum of artistic intelligence. ❋ John Anderson (2012)

For the moment, however, injections of seawater appear to have created a modicum of stability inside the cores of the two reactors. ❋ Peter Landers (2011)

The bill for the evening remains one of the largest of my life, but it was a small price to pay for finishing the "honeymoon" off in style, and even with a modicum of grace. ❋ Julia Reed (2011)

As far s the Red Labour strategy for the economy, it doesn't really matter neither; either one, Red or Blue will deliver the same results, but with a modicum of private/public difference. ❋ Unknown (2011)