Sentence examples for be a moderating force from inspiring English sources

"It will reveal if Arab states like Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia can be a moderating force," he said.

The visits provided opportunities for Clegg to repeat the line, central to the party's pitch to voters, that it would be a moderating force in a coalition with Labour or the Conservatives.

When something or someone you love troubles your conscience — when your everyday relationships are political acts — do you try to be a moderating force, or are you obligated to make a break entirely?

He said a coalition government had been good for the country and that his party would be a moderating force on the two major parties who he said were "reverting to type" at either end of the political spectrum.

The sheikh might even turn out to be a moderating force: from jail he has criticised the use of violence against civilians.For Mr Arafat, the release comes at an awkward moment.

Some critics of state governance argued that Democratic dominance and the fact that Mr. Brown has proved to be a moderating force on his party, vetoing certain bills on gun control and immigration, were as much driving factors.

The Saudis, considered the de facto leaders of OPEC, have traditionally listened to United States concerns and have been a moderating force in the cartel.

The election of Mohammad Khatami as president three years ago and a perception that he was a moderating force prompted the Washington to pursue a dialogue with Iran.

Barbour caused a huge stir last December when he said that "things in the South weren't that bad" before the civil rights era, and suggested that a local group, the Citizens Council, modelled on the more violent Ku Klux Klan, had been a "moderating" force on racial tension.

It's impossible to know to what extent, if any, Kelly has been a moderating force behind the scenes.

For Middle East insiders and even the mildly educated, he was a moderating force in whirlwind of extremism.