1.  Already, some prominent Republicans are adopting this moderate position.

2.  He could be depended on to take a moderate position on most of the key issues.

3.  And he skipped over the fact that he is viewed as hewing to more moderate positions on a range of issues than Gore.

4.  As for issues, Bush was attacked by conservatives for showing a measure of tolerance on abortion and a moderate position on China.

5.  At the same time, the Republicans extolled Lazio as a born-and-bred product of the state and a candidate with moderate positions on issues.

6.  Clinton strategists have laid a foundation for compromise, staking out moderate positions on pro-business initiatives.

7.  Even though she had moderate positions on issues like abortion and affirmative action, her fiscal conservatism helped keep her base intact.

8.  Fagan said he now took a more moderate position.

9.  For his part, House Speaker Newt Gingrich staked out a more moderate position.