The phrase "are conservative compared with" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when making a comparison between two or more subjects, indicating that one is more conservative than the other.
Example: "The financial policies of the new administration are conservative compared with those of its predecessor."
Alternatives: "are more conservative than" or "are less progressive than".
Princeton may be conservative, compared with, say, Swarthmore, but it is college.
The nonpartisan budget office's outlook is conservative compared with other responsible estimates of deficits averaging a half-trillion dollars across the decade, doubling the national debt to $9 trillion.
A report by the Centre for American Progress, a liberal think-tank, points out that the top five commercial station-owners overwhelmingly favour conservative talkers over their liberal rivals: 91% of the talk that they broadcast is conservative, compared with just 9% that is liberal.The NPR effectThe problem with this argument is that talk radio represents only about 3-4% of the radio market.
The equation given in the R5 procedure for the crack closure factor, q0, is conservative compared with the results obtained from the FE simulation.
Dymond et al. (2007, 2009, 2010) tested a single, precast bulb-tee bridge girder and concluded that the theoretical prediction of the simplified method was conservative compared with experimental test results of the beam.
The estimated neonatal sepsis rate of 5% is based on discussions with neonatologists and is conservative compared with the systematic review (6.2% in control arms, where a 50% reduction would require 1448 women).
3 25 The estimates obtained using the Sheffield Alcohol Policy Model (version 2.0) approach seem to be conservative compared with actual results, with estimates typically less than half those from the statistical modelling.
The analysis of the Swedish Two County Study found that the predicted effect on mortality in the age group 40 49 years was conservative compared with that observed (Tabar et al, 1995b).
Our assumptions are relatively conservative compared with other cost effectiveness analysis of pediatric influenza vaccination.
