The phrase "a very modest level" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small or limited degree of something, often in a context where modesty or humility is emphasized.
Example: "The project achieved a very modest level of success, but it laid the groundwork for future improvements."
Alternatives: "a slight degree" or "a low level".
"Doing politics like this, on this very modest level, I sometimes get embarrassed by how modest it is," he said.
Certainly there is a long history of this in the US, and there is political will to expand the very modest level of such schemes in the UK.
In contrast, the level of HSP70 and HSP25 induction was decreased in the heart in old when compared with young mice by ∼3-fold, whereas the very modest level of HSP40 up-regulation showed no difference (Fig. 7B and C).
An exception is the HEAL Study, which observed a benefit for even very modest levels of physical activity.
Nonetheless, despite only using a transient transfection approach featuring very modest levels of CD44 overexpression, the important point is that distinct functional differences were observed in MDA-MB-231 cells as a direct consequence of reduced CD44 raft affiliation.
The brightness of the different cells diverges over time, with many cells luminescing at very modest levels while a small fraction of cells emit much more brightly.
"But the membership is quite clear: unsocial hours, weekend working, Christmas Day and bank holidays – they get a very modest higher level of remuneration.
Speaking to the Independent, Carter said: "The membership is quite clear: unsocial hours, weekend working, Christmas Day and bank holidays – they get a very modest higher level of remuneration.
Its general secretary Peter Carter told the Independent there was a "very modest higher level of remuneration" for working unsocial hours, including over weekends and holiday periods.
