The phrase "a modest decrease of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a small or slight reduction in quantity, amount, or level of something.
Example: "The report indicated a modest decrease of 5% in sales compared to the previous quarter."
Alternatives: "a slight reduction of" or "a small decline of".
Without the changes, serious crime in the precinct would show an increase for 2002 of about 16percentto to more than 1,000 crimes, while the city over all had a modest decrease of 5.32percentt, according to department statistics.
On a recent trip to Afghanistan, Defence Secretary Robert Gates called for a "modest" decrease of about 3,000 troops but many lawmakers in Washington are calling for as many as 30,000 to be home by Christmas.
We found a modest decrease of Ndp transcripts in the hypothalami of deprived pups, without changes in Frizzled4 and Lrp5 transcript levels.
Moreover, the predicted low activity by genotype combination of two polymorphisms was associated with a modest decrease of lung cancer risk [19].
As a result, a modest decrease of proliferation induced by milatuzumab by using CFSE labeling could be detected.
All other phosphoinositides identified remained largely unaltered, although PtdIns(4,5 P2 showed a modest decrease of around 20%.
Plaque growth is dependent upon high levels of Aβ in the ISF as APP/PS1 mice treated with a γ-secretase inhibitor demonstrated that even a modest decrease (~30%) of Aβ in ISF was enough to arrest plaque growth [ 7].
In a context of severe political-economic structural inequalities and potentially high social and cultural costs, quantitative household survey results demonstrate a modest decrease in concentration of land in favour of Maya smallholders; more gender-egalitarian relations of production than expected; and largely positive local perceptions of economic and social change.
In hypoxia, transfection of mimic-100 led to a modest decrease in phosphorylation of both PKB and MAPK.
Post-hoc analysis comparing non-consumers of decaffeinated coffee against the consumers (no intake versus any intake, irrespective of caffeinated coffee intake) showed a modest decrease in risk of postmenopausal breast cancer; adjusted HR: 0.90, 95% CI: 0.82 to 0.98.
However, a modest decrease in TOC of about 20% was achieved after an ozonation period of 180 min. This phenomenon demonstrated that in the reacting condition of our study, alachlor could not be degraded to CO2 completely by ozone alone.
