The phrase "aid to moderate" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey assistance in moderation, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The organization aims to provide aid to moderate discussions on sensitive topics."
Alternatives: "assistance in moderation" or "support for moderation".
Obama announced an unspecified increase in aid to moderate rebels in his foreign policy address last week.
Russian leaders believe that Syria is becoming a safe haven for extremists, and we should take that concern seriously while at the same time insisting on sending aid to moderate groups.
In the region, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates believe that Qatar and, to a lesser extent, Turkey have failed to draw a sharp enough line between their aid to "moderate" opposition fighting groups and extremist rebel organizations such as Jabhat al-Nusra.
The humanitarian warnings came as members of the Syrian National Council met in Istanbul to elect new leaders and bridge internal divisions, part of an effort to convince Western backers that it can be trusted with distributing lethal aid to moderate elements in the insurgency.
"The British government wants to send military aid to moderate groups in Syria knowing all too well that such moderate groups do not exist in Syria," Mr. Assad said, adding that "we all know we are now fighting Al Qaeda" and its affiliates.
But it has limited its use of force against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad to providing covert U.S. aid to moderate rebel groups.
The commentators imply that the Obama administration should have provided more military aid to the moderate Syrian opposition, thus somehow checking the growth of the ISIS and its migration back to Iraq.
The group also proposes increasing aid to developing nations to moderate the impact of global warming.
At the same time, the House and Senate bills dramatically scale back financial aid to low- and moderate-income consumers, and slash funding for Medicaid, the government safety-net plan that has helped millions of sick and poor Americans gain coverage.
The council suggested, for example, that the Food and Drug Administration permit a "basic" hearing aid, for mild to moderate age-related hearing loss, to be sold over the counter — something every state prohibits.
The proliferation of radical groups has dismayed U.S. policymakers, who have funneled millions of dollars in aid to what Washington calls "moderate" rebel factions.
