The phrase "although there were modest" is not correct as it is incomplete and lacks a noun or context to clarify what is being referred to.
It can be used in a sentence that contrasts a situation or outcome with the modesty of something, but it needs to be completed for clarity.
Example: "Although there were modest improvements in the project, the overall results were disappointing."
Alternatives: "even though there were slight" or "despite the modest".
Uterine and pituitary weights were unchanged at this time, although there were modest increases in liver weights at the two highest dosages.
All lineage-negative populations were represented in bone marrow and thymus, although there were modest increases in the proportion of CD25+ precursors, and decreases in the proportion of CD4+CD8+ DP thymocytes (Figure 5, top panels).
Additionally, the relationship between sample size and instrument length was not explored, although there were modest differences in test length between the HADS and PHQ-9.
Although there were modest improvements in these factors for the cohort after implementation of duty hour restrictions, there were notably negative changes in emotions and attitudes for selected groups, those who violated the requirements.
Insulin was a much less effective inhibitor when HS was present, although there were modest effects on the time required to complete amyloid formation, and the effects of insulin were dose-dependent.
There were no significant differences found in answers from residents and faculty on duplicated survey questions, although there were modest trends towards differences in opinion with regard to the effectiveness of assessing resident skill in patient care and the value of videotaping the encounters.
The median latency to response is roughly similar across step amplitudes (Figure 4), although there were modest-amplitude dependencies on the step size.
An expanded genomic DNA survey on a smaller region of the gene (600 bp) also showed no consistent SNPs differentiating purple- and white-flowered individuals in the exons or introns, although there was modest variation (3.9% variation in exons and 5.1% variation in introns; Table 2).
There were modest associations between articulated practices and classroom quality.
There are modest, but real, competitive reforms.
Over time, there are modest increases in price elasticities and modest declines in income elasticities.
