"a modest influence" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that has a small or moderate impact on a situation or person. Example: "While the new president's policies had a modest influence on the economy, it was ultimately the efforts of the citizens that led to its improvement."
The research paper notes that the experiment only had a modest influence on user behaviour.
Everything else they take on trust.A very Chinese welcomeMeanwhile, given limited ownership rules, foreign banks can have only a modest influence on strategy or operations at their Chinese partners.
The Treasury Department eventually did make direct investments in financial-services firms, but the bill includes few meaningful restrictions on executive compensation, and the oversight provision will likely have only a modest influence on how the bailout money is distributed and spent.
On the other hand, a modest influence is observed when a dynamic programming strategy is followed.
A modest influence on progression to ALI was observed with male gender, pneumonia, sepsis, lung contusion, obesity, hypoalbuminemia, and hypoxemia.
Phosphoglucomutase and UDPG-pyrophosphorylase have a modest influence, while the control exerted by glycogen synthase is null.
Results indicate that the positively charged dynorphin B decreases the mobility of the lipid molecules – in particular for the negatively charged DMPG – while KALP21 has a more modest influence.
Although (as our analysis shows) low compliance with surveillance would have a relatively modest influence on cost-effectiveness, it would adversely impact on programme effectiveness.
Investigations into the effect of misclassification of ambient air pollution exposure on time-series models of acute health outcomes have shown that the Berkson type error due to differences between individual exposures and city-wide average exposures has a relatively modest influence on observed risk estimates [ 12, 13].
Our experiments with recombinant fibrinogen variants indicate "B b" interactions support protofibril formation and thereby enhance protofibril assembly, while αC−αC interactions have an only modest influence on lateral aggregation.
