Duluth is a tradition-bound place, comfortable in its modest Nordic roots, slow to change.

In other moments, however, the RS500's modest roots shine through.

They say it has simply outgrown the neighborhood and abandoned its modest roots.

Each of the men had risen from modest roots to become wealthy businessmen.

The reality of a Subway Series grew from modest roots and routes.

Since one cannot set out deliberately to find the unexpected, the work that prompted our radical revision had modest roots.

The rally over the last few months has had more modest roots: signs that the economy is moderating and inflation is tame.

Much has been written about Mr. Clinton's modest economic roots, with his mother widowed months before his birth.

The statuettes had been left by a long-dead ancestor who was a sailor, and from such modest roots, she began the collection.

Hoffer was influenced by his modest roots and working-class surroundings, seeing in it vast human potential.