The phrase "a modest group" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a group that is not large or extravagant, often implying humility or simplicity.
Example: "Despite their achievements, they remained a modest group, focused on their work rather than seeking attention."
Alternatives: "a small group" or "a humble group".
There is also a modest group of companies in the outer ring suburbs of Hartford.
He will lead a modest group of horses in the $250,000 Saratoga Breeders' Cup, and he should be hard to beat.
There was only a modest group of reporters and television cameras present in a small space, and many were only a few feet from the mayor.
He is in front somewhat by default, having nosed ahead of a modest group of players who have not stood out in any particular way this spring training.
Sofie and Emanuel Fohn, collectors then living in Rome, traded a modest group of Romantic paintings for a stable of Expressionist works that had resided in various German museums.
"In three difficult years," wrote the late academic Manning Marable in Malcolm X, "the southern struggle had grown from a modest group of black students demonstrating at one lunch-counter to the largest mass movement for racial reform and civil rights in the 20th century".
In terms of sales, military aircraft have the largest market share, followed by space systems and civil aircraft, with missiles still a modest grouping.
A relatively modest group - containing Greece, Russia and the Czechs - has only added to the pressure, with progress to the quarter-finals now seen as a minimum requirement.
It appears that he will be heavily favored in the Belmont against what could be a small and modest group of competitors.
ON the corner of Porach and Walnut Streets, in an area of well-kept but modest homes, a small group of volunteers for Habitat for Humanity is busy putting in the foundation for two houses, one of which will be the home of the Diaz family, who live nearby and have been closely following the progress of the construction.
In summary, the present study demonstrated that a simple nutrition education program using modest group support at the place of employment yields significant improvements in nutrient intakes.
