modest circumstances

collocation in English

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modest
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒd.ɪst/us
/ˈmɑː.dɪst/
not large in size or amount, or ...
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circumstance
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.kəm.stɑːns/us
/ˈsɝː.kəm.stæns/
a fact or event that makes a situation the way ...
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I have in mind the hundreds of thousands in modest circumstances.
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The reports demonstrate that people adopting with allowances were people in modest circumstances, with many on low incomes.
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As we know, legal costs can be prohibitive for many people in modest circumstances.
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Now we are also occupying the south block, although in somewhat modest circumstances.
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We are not now talking about the single person or the widow in modest circumstances, or the lone parent or single pensioner.
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There are hundreds of people in modest circumstances being asked for money, of which they are not possessed, by way of land levy.
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For this reason, people of relatively modest circumstances can and do succeed in the industry.
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They are people in modest circumstances; the lower middle-class, thrifty people who often vote for the government opposite.
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An active supporter of mine was a widow in modest circumstances.
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That category includes many households who, by anybody's definition, have modest circumstances.
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The money raised was used to buy him an annuity which allowed him to live out his days in modest circumstances.
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He lost his father when he was a child, and grew up in modest circumstances.
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He grew up in modest circumstances, attended elementary and high school and like his father, became a paperhanger.
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They are surprised to find her living in modest circumstances.
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He came from a large family of modest circumstances.
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He had 13 siblings and the family lived in modest circumstances.
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He was born in 1690 and raised in modest circumstances.
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After a meal, the food-soaked trencher was fed to a dog or to beggars at the tables of the wealthy, and eaten by diners in more modest circumstances.
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His family was in modest circumstances.
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Although many of the original buildings have been torn down, the station still includes several buildings and can now sleep 10 in comfortable but modest circumstances.
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