11.   Plavsic is a former hard-liner who moderated her views and talked of unity in the war-torn country.

12.   Powell should have offered himself or other Western leaders for interviews on Al Jazeera, which moderate Muslims view as free of government controls.

13.   She later served two terms as state treasurer and gradually moderated her views, but her opponents branded her as a liberal.

14.   The image-conscious Communist Party has sought to moderate its views in the new Russian democracy.

15.   Thurmond, once a firebrand on race, has held his Senate seat by moderating his views and lavishing federal funds on the state.

16.   Although Chen once was a vocal supporter of independence, he moderated his views before being elected last year.

17.   Wyden also complained that from recent conversations with Griles, he believes that Griles has not moderated his views.

18.   Murkowski also said that while he had not changed his opinion that the nuclear deal was badly flawed, the brief trip had moderated his views on North Korea.