The phrase "a limited indication" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small or insufficient amount of information or guidance on a particular subject.
Example: "The report provided a limited indication of the project's overall success, leaving many questions unanswered."
Alternatives: "a slight suggestion" or "a minimal clue".
Further limitations are i) the two-hourly signal frequency gives a limited indication of the true speed and activity of vessels, ii) the distances between data points are represented by straight lines so represent the minimum distance covered, iii) the absence of information about gear type and size makes further assumptions necessary.
Representation on boards is only a limited indication of progress as long as the numbers of women at executive levels remains so low.
Examination of the conjugative transposons in different PCR-ribotypes of C. difficile shows that the pattern of hybridisation to the probes representing the mobile elements provides only a limited indication of PCR-ribotype.
Studies such as those already cited involving assays of individual genes and proteins have provided only a limited indication of the response of articular chondrocytes to elevated levels of exogenous glucosamine.
There is no Indigenous population's chapter planned for WGII for example, and aside from the affirmation of the importance of Indigenous Knowledge at the 31st and 32nd Session of the IPCC, there is limited indication at an institutional level that this is a priority area for improvement or development.
The utility of this approach is demonstrated with an example from the Malpaso Valley, Zacatecas, Mexico, where there is strong evidence for complex social organization, but limited indication of status in prestige indices.
However, it is important to note that a statistically sound fitted model provides limited indication of whether the identified pattern is biologically relevant or is solely due to chance.
Since a statistically sound fitted model provides limited indication of its capability for predicting chemicals that are not included in training, we applied 2,000 runs of 10-fold cross-validation to assess the prediction confidence and extrapolation sensitivity of the model for predicting unknown chemicals.
While this is helpful in understanding the laboratory process from an environmental perspective, it gives only limited indication on the possible environmental impact of that same material or process at industrial production.
A friend of his had a doctor who had prescribed the drug for this limited indication and use.
The available studies provide limited indication for that.
