The phrase "a modest ground" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation, opinion, or argument that is reasonable, humble, or not overly ambitious.
Example: "In the debate, she presented a modest ground for her argument, acknowledging the limitations of her perspective."
Alternatives: "a reasonable basis" or "a humble foundation".
The small congregation, which had moved out of the lavish main sanctuary and into a modest ground-floor space, could not possibly maintain the enormous structure, which was near collapse.
Dr David Pollens is a psychoanalyst who sees his patients in a modest ground-floor office on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, a neighbourhood probably only rivalled by the Upper West Side for the highest concentration of therapists anywhere on the planet.
A modest suburban ground in the southern Sydney suburb of Miranda provided a humble backdrop for the game against New Zealand, with a handful of friends and family, three small grass embankments, and a rudimentary working-bee built scaffold-style seating structure.
France were Six Nations wooden-spoonists last season – had relegation been in place and the fixture list suddenly required them to play Belgium and Spain in the Nations Cup they would have struggled to fill a modest club ground, never mind the Stade de France.
A modest little ground in a small corner of Glasgow was good enough, though.
They expect a modest middle ground — a monthlong drizzle of minor inconveniences, perhaps a stuck line at the grocery store or a bum credit card bill.
Xavier Mosquet, co-leader of the Boston Consulting automotive practice, said in a statement that electric cars "will gain only modest ground" by 2020.
However, the latest nationwide tracking polls, published on Friday, suggest that Mr Kerry gained little from the final debate, and Mr Bush even made up modest ground.
In South Korea, where the word "Confucian" has long been synonymous with "old-fashioned," people like Mr. Park have recently gained modest ground with their campaign to reawaken interest in Confucian teachings that stress communal harmony, respect for seniority and loyalty to the state — principles that many older Koreans believe have lost their grip on the young.
Hardware stocks gave up some modest ground amid nervousness ahead of earnings by industry bellwethers Intel intc and Motorola mot.
