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  • adjective intermediate in size

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Examples

  • "This means more volatility, because anyone that has a moderate-size trade to do can move the market more," Mr. Belton said.

    Computers Drive Treasurys Trade Cynthia Lin 2011

  • The Vogel Collection, consisting mostly of small to moderate-size works on paper will pose no display or storage problems for the Blanton, which has plenty of space in its large three-year-old building.

    A Gift for Every State Anne S. Lewis 2009

  • Texas's thriving epicenter and a mecca for music lovers, this moderate-size party town has heart, attitude and plenty of south-of-the-border flavor.

    Austin, Texas 2008

  • And perhaps emboldened by the Muscovite crowds that toppled statuary at KGB headquarters, Estonian officials on Thursday used a crane to lift Lenin from his pedestal at Toompea Castle, the government seat, to polite applause from a moderate-size crowd.

    Fast Track To Freedom 2008

  • "The Master & His Workshop" is a moderate-size exhibition by blockbuster standards: upstairs 46 genuine Rembrandt paintings and a separate section of 32 pictures by pupils and followers, and downstairs 85 of the master's drawings and prints contrasted with 11 drawings by lesser artists.

    Real Deal Rembrandt 2008

  • The latest word from the Pentagon is that "[t] he Intelligence Community estimates China will take until the end of this decade or later to produce a modern force capable of defeating a moderate-size adversary."

    Robert Scheer: Taiwan Declares Peace on China 2008

  • And next to mass-produced asphalt shingles, all of them cost a small fortune, even on a moderate-size home.

    Homeowners on a Hot Metal Roof 2008

  • The new research is more precise, because the researchers were able to find pairs of moderate-size earthquakes near the South Sandwich Islands in the South Atlantic that occurred years apart, yet shook the same ground in a nearly identical pattern.

    Earth’s Core Spins Faster than Surface | Impact Lab 2005

  • Even moderate-size objects required heavy mechanical assistance to move.

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

  • Even moderate-size objects required heavy mechanical assistance to move.

    Creative Couplings John S. Drew 2005

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