conservative

Example Sentences

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The party is also filling a void left by a conservative opposition which is grappling with infighting and a failure to appeal to younger voters and women.

From BBC

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