Sentence examples for had been conservative from inspiring English sources

Thus, while the ideological thrust of Zhivaia Azbuka had been conservative and preservationist, Faucher's is clearly pedagogical.

Previously, Mr. Jackson had been conservative in his assessments of the industry's turnaround.

The Mets had been conservative in their pursuit of Reyes, preferring to let the market solidify.

"We thought we had been conservative in our expectations for bank earnings," Ms. Roth wrote.

The marketing of OxyContin had been "conservative by any standard," he maintained.

Yet his Catholic upbringing had been conservative enough that he and Smith had to fake being married for his parents' sake during their liaison.

"We've been conservative.

The boldest reformers have been conservative states such as Texas.

From the start, Sharansky's politics have been conservative.

By nature and custom, the typical American has been conservative.

"That was the problem: I shouldn't have been conservative".