1.   As a prime minister he probably ranked with Ramsay MacDonald in humble origin and modest wealth.

2.   Dentists have a humble origin, in that they are part of the history of jewellery.

3.   Eisenhower, Nixon, and Ford were all men of humble origins and no inherited wealth.

4.   In the case of plumes, the evidence for how they look comes from humble origins.

5.   Politicians love to talk about their humble origins because they think it will make them popular with voters.

6.   Social status, so quickly achieved, made the family unwilling in later years to acknowledge their very humble origins.

7.   Thomas has not forgotten his humble origins.

8.   He is still the butt of cruel jokes about his humble origins.

9.   Upon her death the property was bought by Matthew Lath, a man who had risen from humble origins through hard work and good fortune.

10.   Their heads, none of whom was of high noble birth and some of whom were of relatively humble origins, were officials rather than statesmen.