The phrase "achieved a modicum of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a small or moderate amount of something has been attained or accomplished.
Example: "After months of hard work, the team finally achieved a modicum of success in their project."
Alternatives: "attained a small degree of" or "reached a minimal level of".
O.K., I've achieved a modicum of STABILITY again.
You actually cite monetary and trade policies as areas where EU governments have actually achieved a modicum of success.
I hope to do the same one-day once we have achieved a modicum of success at H.Bloom.
Despite the years of unpaid bills, it was only once the Kickstarter achieved a modicum of success that developers spoke out.
Now the self-same muckers who used to tread on their winklepickers at Glasgow's Splash One indie night had, like them, achieved a modicum of fame and notoriety.
Rodney Dangerfield has at last achieved a modicum of respect: a Los Angeles judge has sided with the comedian's widow, ordering that a friend of Mr. Dangerfield's cannot distribute video footage shot during the final years of his life, The Associated Press reported.
The Benghazi attacks also crystallised another lesson for US officials: helping Libya achieve a modicum of security was paramount.
Despite its "non-volatility"—a huge advantage over "volatile" chips such as DRAM, which lose their data if not continually refreshed it still took flash a decade to achieve a modicum of success in the marketplace.
Because the US understands and shares this objective, as do many others in the west and the moderate Arab countries, it looks like Israel still has time to achieve a modicum of its objectives.
As always, the "Big Bang" writers find ingenious ways to achieve a modicum of happiness for their central quartet of male nerds while leaving intact their self-centered, blustering, essentially chauvinistic characters.
This flawed structure was also based on the premise, a naïve one at best, that the United States had a national interest in moderating Israeli behavior and achieving a modicum of justice in the Middle East.
