conservative
Example Sentences
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Even under relatively conservative assumptions, the cost per tonne of carbon emitted is far higher than many government estimates.
From Barron's
The Major League Baseball Players Assn. is arguably the strongest union in the United States whose members include some of the most conservative athletes in professional sports.
From Los Angeles Times
In a meeting earlier this month in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, conservative clergy gathered to select their own leader to follow instead of Dame Sarah, the Rwandan archbishop Laurent Mbanda.
From BBC
His guest, conservative lawyer and lobbyist Mike Davis, agreed.
From Salon
Franklin County, with about 17,000 residents, is close-knit and deeply conservative.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
