Preposition: in

• comparison: The brasses of the plague years are modest in comparison with earlier brasses, tho those commemorated were not of lower social status.

• scale: These should be of architectural or historical interest however modest in scale.

• size: Modest in size, it is the ideal summerhouse for town locations where garden space is always at a premium.

• term: Certainly, Jesus ' upbringing was modest in terms of worldly wealth and influence, and he had no advantage in that respect.

Infinitive complement

• mention: Strange to say, such comforts were open to men, but women were too modest to mention such a need.

Modifies a noun

• outlay: For a modest outlay, walkers can then have the most up-to-date guide to the fells.

• beginning: From quite modest beginnings, the Society has gone from strength to strength.

• sum: Surely a modest sum for the key players is in order?

• fee: There is a modest entrance fee to the center.

• ambition: The modest ambition of this series is to explore such diversities.

• income: High open market house prices are often out of reach for local people on relatively modest incomes.

Modifying Another Word

• relatively: The dives I made were relatively modest to just short of 20m with the second morning dive only 10m, maximum.

• comparatively: The primary concern at the meeting was the comparatively modest number of Parties that have ratified the Joint Convention.

• fairly: Despite of its fairly modest size at present, the signs are there that suggest a positive future for the club.

• surprisingly: These wines are also available for surprisingly modest prices in the United Kingdom through London fine wine merchants, The Wine Treasury.

• rather: Paying rather modest awards in two even more modest stages was never going to be well received.

• remarkably: Indeed, the office for the CEO is remarkably modest for such a role.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: Next to that vision, the Samba weekend of this year's Festival seems rather modest.

• remain: In the second quarter, eurozone growth remained modest at 0.5 per cent.

• appear: To a new member of the club in the late 1980s the expeditions could appear modest to say the least.