1.   All we are expecting at this stage is modest growth in this half year.

2.   When planting be careful to select plants of modest growth.

3.   Although advertising is picking up after the recession, most in the industry only expect fairly modest growth.

4.   And even modest continuing growth in living standards ought to be sufficient to sustain civility and social cohesion.

5.   And though the economy here has registered two straight years of modest growth, the economic well-being of most people here is still plummeting.

6.   Apertus also announced management changes and told investors the company sees only modest growth and profitability in the coming year.

7.   Bankers expect the Slovak koruna Eurobond market to emulate the modest growth of the Czech koruna market, rather than the explosive growth in the rand market.

8.   Bond prices received some support early in the session from comments by a Federal Reserve official and by a report pointing to modest growth with low inflation.

9.   Alfred Dudley, chairman and chief executive of First Brands, which is based in Danbury, Conn., said antifreeze had enjoyed only modest growth in recent years.

10.   But business confidence has increased and European economic officials said Saturday that they expected modest growth in the first quarter of this year.