The phrase "advanced modestly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where progress or improvement has occurred in a subtle or unassuming manner.
Example: "The project advanced modestly over the past few months, with small but significant improvements in efficiency."
Alternatives: "progressed gradually" or "moved forward subtly."
Industrialization, which had advanced modestly during World War II, received a great boost when an oil refinery was constructed in the mid-1950s at Kwinana, 10 miles (16 km) south of Fremantle.
Stocks advanced modestly on Friday, leaving the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index with slight gains after a volatile week, as strong economic data overshadowed growth concerns in China and Europe and let investors discount the impact of federal spending cuts.
Of the other high PowerRatings Stocks stocks recently mentioned, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters advanced modestly, but is not yet so oversold that short-term traders in the position should be overly wary.
He said the ECB saw the eurozone's recovery advancing "modestly but consistently" and added that coping with the influx of refugees would support growth.
Current state-of-the-art approaches that take into consideration oestrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor and HER-2 expression in primary tumours advanced, albeit modestly, personalised breast cancer therapy.
While anyone who wants to create a modestly advanced iPhone version of their site will still need to do so manually, many site owners – and particularly bloggers I imagine – will be content with allowing MoFuse to take care of the work.
While we observed no large differences in flowering time under long days, HIF 89-S showed modestly advanced flowering time under short days, compared to HIF 539-B.
The report helped boost Intel's shares 2.4%, to $21.50, in late trading Tuesday, but AMD shares also benefited modestly, advancing 0.3%, to $24.55, from Intel's relatively optimistic comments about business conditions heading into the important fourth quarter.
His agent changed his name, and he advanced to leading parts in modestly budgeted westerns that were often box-office hits.
Regimens based on 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and/or cisplatin have been shown to improve survival only modestly in patients in whom advanced gastric cancer is diagnosed [ 3, 4].
Corn and soybean futures ended modestly lower while most wheat futures advanced slightly in subdued trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.
