Sentence examples similar to urge for moderation from inspiring English sources

In 1565, despite the urging of local nobles for moderation, Philip II reaffirmed the death penalty for heresy among his Netherlands subjects; in 1566 there were Calvinist riots; in 1567 the Duke of Alba was sent with an army to try to crush dissent for good, resulting in one of the cruellest military campaigns in European history.

We pick up the Times; On one page we find an ad of the Council for Moderation, urging us to put down the highball and take up the temperate life; on another page we find the Wilkin Family staring at us, those charming old distillers.

True, with Mr. Bush looking formidable and the Republicans in control of Congress, the urge toward moderation may seem sensible.

During the uprising, Al Wasat was a voice for "moderation and prudence" that urged compromise from both sides and its popularity reportedly increased by 30 percent.

Foliot was mainly a force for moderation in the quarrel between the king and the archbishop, urging restraint on Becket and curbing the king's attempts to impose the Constitutions more rigorously.

I'm an activist for moderation [laughs].

Often a voice for moderation against the advocacy of radical measures by Jakob Stämpfli, he tempered passions in the Neuchâtel affair and urged peaceful accommodation in the controversy arising from the cession of Savoy to France (1860).

A: The moderation team is responsible for moderation services on the Guardian website.

But there is room for debate and development, for moderation.

Aristotle argued for moderation: excess laughter was for "buffoons".

For moderation this legislation is the death knell.