| He perfected an air of modesty and if his jokes fell flat he had a comical line in self-deprecation. |
| We were all surely alert to the subliminal messages in the deceptive modesty of his glances. |
| Even so, it took time and collaboration, and intellectual modesty, to get all the kinks ironed out. |
| There is something about Kavanagh's bearing, a modesty and cool demeanour, which warns off the ranters. |
| You must wear a black cloak and veil that's called an abaya when you leave the palace, to protect your modesty. |
| That determined modesty, backed by his love of Aberdonian parsimony, is a key personal trademark. |
