moderateness

Example Sentences

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The moderateness of Robinson's position, and the brotherly kindness of his temper, could not save him and his people from the prevailing odium that rested upon the Separatist.

From A History of American Christianity by Bacon, Leonard Woolsey

That moderateness of temper and that attitude of toleration which characterized the leading men in England had shown themselves at Cambridge, and with a strength that could not be overcome.

From Unitarianism in America by Cooke, George Willis

This modest order was popular with them because of the moderateness of its cost.

From Saturday's Child by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

He spoke of himself as a common noble, and spoke emphatically of the moderateness of his station, perhaps so that others might contradict him, and perhaps so that they might not notice his medium wit.

From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

With thanks for the moderateness of the estimate, one-third of that number would have been more satisfactory.

From Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines by Morgan, Lewis H.