The phrase "modest promotion" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a promotion or advancement in a job or career that is not excessive or overly flashy. It implies that the promotion is deserved and reasonable. Example: After years of hard work and dedication, John finally received a modest promotion to manager at the company. It may not have come with a significant increase in salary, but he was proud to have been recognized for his efforts.
To be merely a superb lecturer was insufficient grounds for the modest promotion to senior lecturer.
Elaine Edgar, who owns and farms the land with her husband John, has just received a £49,200 Heritage Lottery grant to help with modest promotion and development of the site for visitors.
Significant accuracy gains in manufactured solution error norms are noted even with modest promotion of the underlying polynomial order.
Instead of generous "stay two nights, get one night free" offers, hotels are offering more modest, targeted promotions, often with lots of fine print attached.
This undercurrent of faux-modest self-promotion runs like a viral strain throughout every acknowledgments page.
Typically, she was absurdly modest about this promotion, and needed much persuasion to take on the job.
"None of us are buying Bentleys," Mr. Ali said, but the label's modest recording and promotion budgets are quickly recouped.
At a time when recording companies are struggling to fabricate blockbuster hits, Phish is a countermodel, with modest recording and promotion budgets, profitable album sales, insatiable fans and a symbiotic relationship with the Internet.
Mr Zuma's modest upbringing and promotion of traditional family values are seen as a major factor in his enduring popularity among many poor South Africans, especially in rural areas.
In the past, the circus kept its advertising and promotion outlays modest and focused on local partnerships with TV stations and charities.
A cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2009 and October 2010, recruiting households and individuals through postal and online questionnaires, supported by a large random-address mailshot and a modest online and media promotion [30, 31].
