The phrase "a modest decrement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to describe a small or moderate decrease in quantity, value, or intensity.
Example: "The study showed a modest decrement in performance after the new policy was implemented."
Alternatives: "a slight reduction" or "a small decrease."
As Figure 4a shows basal level of GSH exhibited a modest decrement in untreated cells during 16 h of incubation.
This is akin to soccer match data in which PF torque was reduced postmatch in hot and cool conditions, in association with a decrease in peak twitch torque (∼10%) and a modest decrement in VA (∼1.5%).
For example, muscle from wild-type mice show only a modest decrement in force after eccentric contractions, whereas muscle from mdx mice exhibits large deficits in force, as well as membrane instability and loss of intracellular enzymes.
The present detailed analysis of the neuropsychological profile associated with type 2 diabetes revealed a pattern of modest decrements in information-processing speed and attention and executive functioning, with a non-significant trend in the same direction for memory.
Although Li et al.'s population was young-old, with a mean age of 62 years (standard deviation, 7), even modest decrements in physical function are linked to changes in behavior (31).
Exposure was associated with modest decrements in intelligence, small increases in blood pressure, higher risks of proteinuria, small increases in behavior problems, and perturbed hematopoiesis.
Consistent with this observation are the results of a recent controlled exposure study of asthmatic and healthy young adults (Gong et al. 2004), in which concentrated PM10 2.5 exposures resulted in modest decrements in HRV with no evidence of airway inflammation in induced sputum or changes in exhaled nitric oxide.
Recently, we reported a modest, but statistically significant, decrement in the concentrations of enzymes associated with the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway, in response to both infection and interferon treatment in macrophages.
In AGS cells, BCF induced a modest increase in the number of cells in G1 phase (by about 16%), without any significant decrement in S phase compared to controls [21].
Loretta is a modest prosecutor".
