Sentence examples for a modest negative relationship from inspiring English sources

Recent cross-sectional studies in children with CP have shown a modest, negative relationship between spasticity and daily activities in children with CP aged three years and older [ 8- 10].

There was a modest negative relationship between baseline mean voided volume and year of publication (r = -0.23, p = 0.32), however there was no relationship between change in mean voided volume and year of publication (r = 0.06).

We also observed a modest negative relationship among those individuals who ceased participation in older adulthood; as before, this suggests that some participation in social activities in later life is better than nothing at all.

In this study, progranulin concentrations showed modest negative relationship with HDL-cholesterol.

"The delay is a modest negative," Michael T. Regan, an analyst with Credit Suisse First Boston, said.

News Corp reported the division had a "modest, negative impact" on its third-quarter revenue.

"It is plausible that Brexit could have a modest negative impact on growth and job creation.

David Lewis, an analyst with Morgan Stanley, characterized the results as a "modest negative" for Medtronic, which already is struggling to defend its market share.

Some experimental studies in the West have shown that income maintenance schemes have a modest negative effect on the working hours of beneficiaries.

"[The CBO's] best judgment was that it would have a modest negative effect on employment and a modest positive reduction in poverty rates," Burkhauser says.

The study basically showed a modest, positive association between butter intake as an isolated variable and all-cause mortality; and a modest, negative association with diabetes.