The phrase "a subtle elevation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a slight or understated increase in height, status, or intensity in various contexts, such as art, architecture, or personal development.
Example: "The artist achieved a subtle elevation in the landscape, drawing the viewer's eye to the distant mountains."
Alternatives: "a gentle rise" or "a slight increase".
The text blocks, and Russert's own questions, which seem to be written down on a piece of paper that he brings onto the set, bespeak both careful preparation, if not by Russert himself then at least by his staff, and a subtle elevation in the status of the Sunday-morning news-talk host.
The ride out is a subtle elevation gain.
We found that a subtle elevation of dietary fat in the diet (10 E% to 20E%) had hardly any effect on development of the obese phenotype.
Does such a subtle elevation of glucose really matter that much?
There was also a subtle elevation in the Fop of highly expressed genes of the outcrosser relative to all three selfers, although the trend was not significant.
There was a subtle retinal elevation and well-defined area of whitening involving the retina in the left eye.
"It not only helps map out a new environment in your mind, but you see subtle elevation changes and marks on the pavement that help with breaking and turn-in points," he says.
From that subtle elevation, buildings, sidewalks and the people walking down them appear as much dreamed as seen.
This indicates that this subtle elevation of dietary fat has no substantial effect on the small intestine; the intestine seems to have a certain 'buffer-capacity' that enables the tissue to handle a limited amount of fat without changing biological processes related to metabolism, cell cycle and immune response.
Strong inactivation of BCKD-complex genes in worms causes severe embryonic and larval phenotypes ([ 67]; wormbase.org) and, in humans, maple syrup urine disease, a metabolic disorder resulting in encephalopathy and death [ 68]; however, it remains possible that more subtle elevation of BCAA levels by diet or partial downregulation of the BCKD complex will confer long life.
Although strong BCKDH inactivation causes severe embryonic and larval phenotypes in C. elegans and maple syrup urine disease in humans, it has been suggested that partial down-regulation of the BCKDH complex or subtle elevation of BCAA levels by diet might confer long life [ 25].
