The phrase "moderate rise" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to an increase or growth that is not extreme or excessive, but rather is modest or reasonable. Example: "There has been a moderate rise in gasoline prices over the past month, causing many consumers to adjust their budgets accordingly."
One is a (moderate) rise in charges.
The number of unemployed in Germany showed a moderate rise of 52,000 in July.
A moderate rise in wages suggested little pressure on company profits and inflation.
A moderate rise in inflation, he said, could even be good for the economy.
The moderate rise in stocks Friday came two years to the day after the market hit its peak.
Treasury forecasts also suggest a more moderate rise in the exchequer's take from income taxes in the year ahead.
Export growth continued to moderate, rising 15.9 percent over levels of a year ago.
The unions are already sharpening their swords.In what was considered one of the few real successes of the government-brokered "Alliance for Jobs" forum linking employers and unions, most wage settlements agreed on last year covered a two-year period, with moderate rises averaging 2.5% a year.
Farewell, straitjacket Proliferation Patients and children first From forward march to retreat A new approach Small change The meaning of Mandelson ReprintsJohn Major's administration achieved a big increase in the "output" of the health and education services, with only moderate rises in spending, by squeezing efficiency gains from each service.
The SNP has renewed its call for a fuel duty regulator to moderate rises in the price of petrol and diesel.
As middle-income countries build NICUs and improve access to facility births, moderate rises in medically indicated preterm births should not necessarily be a cause for alarm.
