The phrase "a modest representation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing something that is a small or limited depiction of a larger concept or idea.
Example: "The report provides a modest representation of the overall findings, highlighting only the most significant trends."
Alternatives: "a humble depiction" or "a slight illustration".
The modest representation of explicitly cell wall-associated genes in this CSS-to-OLD transition list implies that the CSS and OLD stage tissues share quite similar transcriptional profiles in terms of secondary cell wall formation processes, and that the metabolic commitment to cell wall fortification in stem tissues does not change dramatically after cessation of active elongation.
A modest but constant over-representation of Pro-allelotypes was found in all groups in comparison to the control group.
For now, NATO and Afghan officials have set the goal for the army's southern Pashtun representation at a modest 4 percent, a reflection of the challenges that lie ahead.
The technique reduces the computation time per iteration at the cost of a modest increase in the size of the representation of the parity-check matrix.
A significant association was found for the recombinational repair gene, XRCC3, where the exon 7 C (position 18067, Thr) allele showed a modest (OR 1.52), but significant (P=0.03) over-representation in 123 colorectal cancer patients compared to 128 controls.
Liberal Egyptian women's groups have demanded at least a 30percentt representation in the Constituent Assembly -- a modest request, considering Egyptian women make up 49% of college graduates and half the population (49.8 %).
But it was a modest affair, described in one newspaper as a "well-designed and pleasing representation of transparent paintings... in front of the theater in John Street".
Dretske (1986), expresses a "modest" view when he gives voice to the hope that more sophisticated representations can be built out of the simple sensory-perceptual representations his theory accommodates.
Last year, Governor Bush vetoed a modest indigent defense bill that its backers said would have improved the quality of representation in criminal cases.
Greek cuisine is a modest thing, a fairly limited catalog of simple pleasures, and Avra gives it honest, honorable representation.
