The phrase "are usually modest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a general characteristic or behavior of a subject, indicating that they tend to be humble or not boastful.
Example: "Successful individuals in this field are usually modest about their achievements, often attributing their success to teamwork."
Alternatives: "tend to be humble" or "are often unassuming."
Nonetheless, such gains are usually modest in most practical cases, owing to the usage of quite large and complex memory-based circuits to realize the transposition operation.
Gene expression changes in postmortem brain are usually modest (less than twofold) in studies of psychiatric disorders [16].
It was implied that neutropenia would be easily exacerbated in HCC patients, because basal neutrophil counts are usually modest in HCC patients.
In the latter scenario, chemotherapy is considered as an option, but the effects are usually modest due to chemoresistance (Liau and Whang, 2008; Rejiba et al, 2009).
Improvements are usually modest, although stabilization of cognitive and functional symptoms with donepezil can also be considered an important clinical outcome.
There have been some reports of associations with lower birth weight (Apelberg et al. 2007; Fei et al. 2007), higher cholesterol (Sakr et al. 2007a, 2007b), and impaired liver function (Olsen et al. 2007), but these effects are usually modest, and the literature is sparse.
The pay is usually modest, and they receive no pensions to cover their inevitable injuries.
Mitchison was usually modest, and more inclined to suggest and inspire than instruct and command, though he was perfectly prepared to hold forth at considerable length if confident in his subject.
More than a million people had already contributed to the cause, but in amounts that were usually modest, raised at Free Willy bake sales and by kids breaking open their piggy banks.
Although the list price is usually modest, a dollar or two, authors keep up to 70 percent of the royalties: welcome revenue for fledgling authors and a potentially big payoff for well-known writers.
Dr. Gary Kennedy, director of geriatric psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, said that the results gave psychiatrists the first clear picture of what many had observed in their practices: that improvement on the drugs is usually modest at best, and that behavior and environment are often more important in managing combative behaviors.
