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Discover LudwigThe phrase "add a modest amount" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when suggesting to include a small quantity of something, often in cooking or budgeting contexts.
Example: "To enhance the flavor of the dish, you should add a modest amount of salt."
Alternatives: "include a small quantity" or "add a little bit."
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But you can always add a modest amount of salt at the table.
Harbour Air is the first and only airline to become fully carbon neutral — McDougall says that its short routes enable it to add a modest amount to its ticket price to fund carbon offsets.
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Clippings are almost all water, anyway, and their residue adds a modest amount of nutrition to the grass as they decompose.
The FHT strategy resembles the case of a biologist who samples additional, similar species from the same genera, thus adding a modest amount of extra information.
Second, the dimethylated leucine label adds a modest amount of mass to labeled peptides and does not produce abnormal cleavages or interfering fragmentation artifacts in MS spectra that can negatively impact peptide sequence identification.
In exchange, Mr. Cuomo agreed to add $250 million — a modest amount by Albany standards — to his executive budget proposal, including more money for schools, the blind and the deaf, human services, higher education, and prescription drugs for the elderly.
Add a small amount of cheese.
Add a small amount of baking soda.
Add a small amount of rolled oats.
Add a small amount of water.
Add a small amount of lemon juice.
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