Sentence examples for moderate rather than from inspiring English sources

Rouhani, 64, is most often described as a moderate rather than reformist leader.

The reviews were moderate rather than damning: the Guardian's Xan Brooks called it "a punch-drunk and jaundiced piece of Hollywood noir".

Is it the case that forceful intervention in the affairs of Iraq is going to make the Arab world more moderate rather than less moderate?

Clinton may also have picked up a bit of ground among independents, particularly independents who think of themselves as moderate rather than either liberal or conservative.

Instead he cautions, very gently, about the dangers of the Republican party picking a "moderate" rather than a died-in-the-wool conservative like him.

This happens especially when the reformers are still in sympathy with the landlord class and consciously prefer a moderate rather than a radical reform.

The women included TV presenter Davina McCall and psychotherapist Esther Perel, while the third, Claire Burge, was moderating rather than speaking.

Some Republicans questioned whether Mr. Lott struck the right tone in his memorandum, saying he should reach out more to moderates rather than castigate Mr. Jeffords.

There is a suffocating tribalism to much left politics that prevents a more reasoned kind of debate that might have moderated – rather than propelled – Phillips's journey rightwards.

While Mr. Bush's appointments have been less diverse over all, his choices have mostly been well-respected moderates rather than hard-line ideologues (although a couple of appointees have aroused criticism because of their remarks about blacks and Hispanics).

"This reconfirmed our long-held view that China is moderating rather than melting down," commented Hongbin Qu, chief China economist at HSBC, in a note accompanying the bank's data.