Until last year, they believed this might yield a modest surplus.

The public system, which consists of 11 hospitals, has even managed to run a modest surplus in the last three years.

These farms, for the most part, were self-sufficient and produced a modest surplus that their owners sold.

Fortunately, as is demonstrated by our modest surplus, this has been achieved.

Just a few years ago, the state's economy was booming and there was a modest surplus in electricity.

This allowed the people of France to view the king's accounts in modest surplus.

The March figures were especially significant because China usually runs only modest surpluses or even deficits in the first quarter.

The modest surplus can help improve service but is hardly enough to make major progress in meeting riders' needs.

They projected modest surpluses for 1993, 1994 and 1995.

Officials said they expected to end up with a modest surplus.