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The phrase "a month and a modicum of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a small amount of something in conjunction with a time frame, such as a month.
Example: "After a month and a modicum of effort, she finally completed the project."
Alternatives: "a month and a small amount of" or "a month and a little bit of".
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They survive, they said, on modest fees from parents, about $15 a month, and a modicum of support from the Indonesian government.
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When such meritorious academic exercises are accepted by frankly commercial publishers, they're often pepped up with anecdote and a modicum of wry wit, but the august university presses are usually above such concessions.
And with a modicum of civility to boot?
"I only wear this just to try and maintain a modicum of privacy".
SUCH is the mess in the world airline industry that the halving of oil prices from their peak in July has brought only a modicum of relief.
While arbitrary, these criteria ensured the validity of the SNP and at least a modicum of data.
And he did have a modicum of success as Sunderland manager, if not with Ipswich Town.
Starting from scratch and trying to get a modicum of Republican cooperation is a chimera.
There was no way to do that and then regain even a modicum of emotional integrity".
In spite of bad behavior, reprehensible actions and thoughtless words, there is often a modicum of goodness hidden under the tough exterior, the devil-may-care attitude or the selfish approach to life.
and the ground must have a modicum of fertility.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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