modest surplus

collocation in English

meaningsofmodestandsurplus

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modest
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒd.ɪst/us
/ˈmɑː.dɪst/
not large in size or amount, or ...
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surplus
noun[C or U]
adjective
uk
/ˈsɜː.pləs/us
/ˈsɝː.pləs/
(an amount that is) more than ...
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(Definition ofmodestandsurplusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The target is calculated to provide sufficient potatoes assuming normal yields, to meet requirements and allow for amodestsurplus.
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On a recalculation it was discovered that at the end of 1976 the redundancy fund was inmodestsurplusof £5·3 million.
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In 1948, they made amodestsurplusof £.
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Surely amodestsurplusis better than even the most marginal shortage.
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For this year there is amodestsurplusof about £25 million.
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Obviously, that is not a large balance and our long-term forecast shows that even thismodestsurpluscannot be expected to last for long.
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There is nothing wrong with amodestsurplus, but it is apparent now that intervention alone does not work.
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I can see only one reason for aiming for amodestsurplusrather than for a zero figure.
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They exclaim with surprise and delight at the fact that last year we made amodestsurpluson direct payments of £54 million.
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The gas industry expects to make amodestsurplusfor the financial year ending this month.
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In these circumstances, with amodestsurplus, can we really say that the problem is solved?
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So maybe there is a justification for aiming for amodestsurplus.
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The oft-repeated forecasts of balance of payments surpluses for the current year of £2 billion or £3 billion turn out to be represented by amodestsurplusof less than £250 million.
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