The phrase "a modest expression of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a humble or understated way of conveying feelings, thoughts, or sentiments.
Example: "Her speech was a modest expression of gratitude for the support she received from her community."
Alternatives: "a humble indication of" or "a simple demonstration of".
The movie appears to end with a modest expression of hope, but Wiseman has a sinister episode waiting for us.
ALDEN HARRIS Boston Hearing the Players To the Sports Editor: Re "With Simple Protest, Players Join Push for N.C.A.A. Reform," Sept. 25: I am glad that football players from Georgia, Georgia Tech and Northwestern chose to make, with messages taped on their wrists, a modest expression of their interest in the future of their relationship with the N.C.A.A.
Importantly, individual drug exposure led to a modest expression of cleaved PARP, a hallmark of apoptosis.
At day 6, Act A-LC presented an immature phenotype with a modest expression of CD80, CCR7 and CD83 (Fig. 1A).
An increase in transcription of exogenous Oct4 and a modest expression of α-MHC was noticed at day 18 of reprogramming.
Real-time RT-PCR showed a modest expression of TNFR1 mRNA in naive tissues, with a threefold increase in TNFR1 mRNA in both the ipsilateral and contralateral DRG at 3 and 7 days after induction of inflammation (Fig. 2a).
The lpxL1 NOMV with a pentacylated lipid A induced modest expression of CD40 compared to unstimulated but induced little to no expression of HLA-Class I and HLA-DR and CD83.
We next assessed the expression of macrophage polarization markers on CD14+ monocytes and measured a marked expression of the MΦIFN-γ marker CD64 and a more modest expression of the MΦIL-4 marker CD200R and the MΦIL-10 marker CD16.
The British delegation in Durban is pushing instead for a more modest expression of "regret".
In a survey of cancer-associated receptors and ligands in primary PDA cells in culture, we noted that the receptor tyrosine kinase Axl was highly expressed, with modest expression of its endogenous ligand Gas6 (Fig. 5F, Table 1).
We found that Hotair overexpression correlates with a high invasive capacity in breast cancer cell lines, while only modest expression of Hotair was detected in breast cancer cell lines with lower invasiveness.
