The phrase "a restrained approach" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a method or attitude that is careful, moderate, or controlled, often in contrast to a more aggressive or extreme stance.
Example: "In addressing the issue, the committee decided to take a restrained approach to ensure that all voices were heard without escalating tensions."
Alternatives: "a measured approach" or "a cautious approach."
Mr. Rosen, a noted collector of contemporary art, will also take a restrained approach in common areas.
Although there are examples where the administration pursued a restrained approach, overall the administration has continued to aggressively use the SSP.
Given the Serbs' mistreatment of Kosovo, Mr. Milosevic does not deserve such a restrained approach, but the use of force should be a last resort.
Fischer was favoring a restrained approach to the work, whose supercharged mood had helped generate the urban legend that Tchaikovsky committed suicide.
He said this focus on income, careful control of expenses and a restrained approach to growth are reasons the company is still in operation while other once-sexier dot-coms have fallen by the wayside.
I just prefer to make sure that we have a restrained approach that will allow a pay-down of the debt, will allow us to invest in the prescription benefit, and will give us the ability to have some enhanced investment in education at the same time".
Mr. Bush, however, said he preferred a more restrained approach, a view that was echoed by Republican lawmakers at the meeting, aides said.
In this climate, there's something refreshing about a show that takes a more restrained approach, along the lines of an Agatha Christie novel: a small town, multiple suspects, and a contained story.
But they have also established Beck as a forceful national voice for a more restrained approach to illegal immigration, a high-profile counterpoint to hard-liners like Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in Arizona's Maricopa County.
Instead of piling more money into global markets in search of once-in-a-decade gains, they are taking a more restrained approach as they brace for more modest, single-digit increases that are expected this year.
