Meanings of moderate elements in English

I've never heard of any moderate elements in the Burma army.

Talks with moderate elements of the Taliban network must commence.

This was possible with crucial support from the Catholic Church and moderate elements of the army.

Obama has said he is open to reaching out to more moderate elements within the Taliban.

At its outset, in fact, the Convention was governed by its relatively moderate elements, the Girondists.

Obama has also said he is open to the idea of reaching out to moderate elements of the Taliban.

Probably there were in France moderate elements strong enough to make it necessary to throw a sop to them.

Obama said earlier in March he was open to the idea of reaching out to moderate elements of the Taliban.

But talks may be useful to bring over the more moderate elements within the Taliban and divide the insurgency, they say.

And he accused the Russians of forcing moderate elements within the Syrian opposition into the hands of extremists with their attacks.

The ICB conceded that its reforms were "deliberately composed of moderate elements" but insisted "the reform package is far-reaching".

They and Wisconsin's Lloyd oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the global trade deal that has split the progressive and moderate elements of the party.

The Tuaregs' agenda is separatism, not ideologically anti-western zealotry, and moderate elements of Ansar Dine have no interest in allowing Islamist fundamentalism to spread.

Crocker's suggestion followed recent comments by White House official John Brennan that the Obama administration wanted to build up " moderate elements" in Hezbollah.

Moderate elements in another faction, the Islamic Courts Union, are leaning towards talks.