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The phrase "are more restrained" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or behavior that is characterized by self-control or moderation compared to something else.
Example: "In contrast to their previous behavior, the participants in the study are more restrained in their responses."
Alternatives: "are more controlled" or "are more subdued."
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Of course, some lawmakers are more restrained than others.
Personal conversations at meetings are more restrained, with less hectoring and hard-line Communist slogans.
Months later, tempers still flare over Mr. Peck's decision, even if some reactions are more restrained.
British actors (this production is his first with an all-British cast) are more restrained.
His surfaces are more restrained, his men relatively unmuscled, even slightly Victorian in stature and demeanor.
The girls are more restrained, spilling out across the stage like phalanxes of delicate earthbound birds.
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Blagojevich was more restrained, too.
Memoir is more restrained".
His style is more restrained than Ms. Kellgren's.
Cleveland Coach Mike Brown is more restrained than excited.
Darwin himself, privately exultant, was more restrained in public.
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