Sentence examples for moderate slightly from inspiring English sources

A former congressman and state legislator, Mr. Franks is exactly the kind of moderate, slightly bland politician who usually wins with New Jersey's centrist voters.

Italy's debt burden has been on the rise and will only moderate slightly, S&P notes.

"The super-prime market moderated slightly, but we are continuing to see good demand for exceptional new build properties, such as Clarges Mayfair".

Figures for the first few months of 2004 show that car sales, retail sales, food prices and inflation appear to be moderating slightly.

However, wage earners' household spending unexpectedly fell 0.4 percent in June from the same month a year earlier, compared with a median estimate for a 1 percent increase, suggesting that rapid gains in private consumption might be moderating slightly.

In a buy note Numis said: Taylor Wimpey's update shows that the new housing market has moderated slightly from last year with the second half sales rate down around 5%, but this is not preventing the group growing margins and maintaining a strong order book.

"Looking forward, our growth estimates for 3G/4G device shipments in calendar 2012 have moderated slightly," Jacobs stated.

The headline PPI figure moderated slightly, but the higher core figure prompted a fresh round of inflation fears.

Paul Williams writes that its misogynistic attitude is "moderated slightly when one realizes that jealous pique is the underlying emotion".

Your Idea of Someone may be politically moderate, but slightly more left-leaning around your friends, and slightly more right-leaning around your parents.

SOUND LEVEL Moderate to slightly loud.