Sanity and relative moderation were meant to be Huntsman's appealing qualities, but, whatever genuine support they generated, they seemed to drag him down in this race.

On the contrary: in the 1960's, when he made his reputation, the striking thing about Mr. Nader was his relative moderation.

Mr. Sharon's relative moderation on this issue - pushed, to be sure, by the Bush administration - holds some appeal in the Israeli population at large.

The relative moderation of Cairo appeared to be yielding to the tough talking of Baghdad that has captured a mood of frustration and anger.

Malcolm X's (1927-1965) message of black nationalism expressed the discontent and anger of northern, urban blacks and was at odds with King's relative moderation.

Their leaders were to have been voices of relative moderation.

With Mr. Cosic a has-been, a voice of relative moderation has disappeared.

Jacob's relative moderation involved him in a fierce controversy with Francis Johnson.

Does Roberts have what it takes to preserve the court's collegiality and, by extension, its relative moderation?

Most historians, however, have noticed Delrio's relative moderation on the subject of witchcraft.