The phrase "a modest extension of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a small or reasonable addition or increase to something, such as a project, idea, or concept.
Example: "The proposal includes a modest extension of the current timeline to ensure all tasks are completed thoroughly."
Alternatives: "a slight addition to" or "a small enhancement of".
Last month in a radio address, Mr. Bush favored a modest extension of the benefits that would be retroactive, acting only after Congress had left for the year.
Only time will tell if that is the tip of the privatisation iceberg, or a modest extension of that sector's current share of the NHS's £100bn cake.
Now, amid fears of deflation, soaring unemployment, plummeting stock prices and deep consumer anxiety, lawmakers are leaving town having approved only a modest extension of jobless benefits.
The bank's officials have argued, in increasingly hysterical tones, that any tampering with Greek debt, even a modest extension of maturities, would be a catastrophe.
Previously, Pentagon leaders had said troops would depart Syria after militant-held territory was reclaimed and stabilized by local forces, suggesting a modest extension of the U.S. troop presence after those areas were cleared.
Some have produced legislative compromise (in 1980, lawmakers established the Superfund and settled a major Alaskan land dispute) and some have been a bust (in 2008, lawmakers slunk home, having approved only a modest extension of jobless benefits).
If a car company is trumpeting a modest extension to an existing category, advertising can increase the number of people considering the vehicle.
This reduction in PGFM concentrations was accompanied by a modest extension in the day of luteolysis (progesterone<0.5 ng/ml) to day 17.5±0.4 in the OTA treated group compared with day 16.4±0.5 in the control group (P=0.07).
At first sight it might appear far-fetched to introduce a Europe-wide BIC (for EU countries), but similar schemes already exist in most European countries and might be thought of as a rather modest extension of current policies.
At least one local radio host started screaming about signing Cousins to a modest extension as early as Week 5 of the 2015 season, and local sports-radio hosts should not be out-thinking NFL front-office executives.
With a modest extension, the solver also allows for a linear stability analysis of the steady-state wave fields.
