The phrase "a modest standard of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a level of quality or expectation that is reasonable or not excessive.
Example: "The organization aims to provide a modest standard of living for all its employees."
Alternatives: "a reasonable level of" or "a basic standard of".
They appeared to main tain a modest standard of liv ing and said that the money for the overseas trip had come from their patents.
Foreigners are expected to be able to "keep assets which are necessary to maintain a modest standard of living, e.g. watches and mobile phones.
According to the Integration Ministry, "the new rule on seizure will only apply to assets of a considerable value". Foreigners are expected to be able to "keep assets which are necessary to maintain a modest standard of living, e.g. watches and mobile phones.
A spokesperson for the Danish government confirmed that body and luggage searches will be carried out but said asylum seekers will "always be able to keep assets which are necessary to maintain a modest standard of living, e.g. watches and mobile phones".
The following is an estimate of expenses that a domestic (U.S.) student in the full-time master's program or doctoral student in scholastic residence will incur during the course of the 2018-19 school year (based on a nine-month budget with a modest standard of living).
FORBES: You picked a pretty modest standard of living, as I understand it.
Its view is that the benchmark must, above all else, tell employers and employees the minimum that needs to be paid if households are typically to reach an acceptable, if modest, standard of living.
James R. Crisfield Jr. of the Navy, described the Army officer's dissent as "articulate and thoughtful," but emphasized the review panels' modest standard of proof.
In our current-day drama, the progressive welfare state plays the part of Mephistopheles, offering to sustain America's young, poor, uneducated people at modest standard of living, requiring minimal effort and responsibility, in return for their futures, and the futures of their children.
Thanks to "Eyes on the Prize," an extravagantly admired pair of documentary series on the civil-rights movement, which he produced in 1987 and 1990, Hampton is now a star, at least by the modest standards of public television.
