Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. From LearnThat.org. [Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)]
temperate in his habits. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A temperate region. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Chilly drafts and sarcasms on what we call the temperate zone. From Wordnik.com. [Images from Works of Charles D. Warner] Reference
The plant can be greenhouse grown in temperate climates. From Wordnik.com. [Ponytail palm, croton and dwarf poinciana: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico] Reference
The lower air strata, in temperate climates, are scarcely. From Wordnik.com. [Census of the City of Charleston, South Carolina, For the Year 1861. Illustrated by Statistical Tables. Prepared under the Authority of the City Council by Frederick A. Ford] Reference
Persistent rainfall of 80″ or more in temperate climates is pretty rare. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » By Request: Missing the Trees] Reference
It is the only plant of the kind, in temperate climates, with a woody stem. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
They are found in temperate and arid regions of the southern United States. From Wordnik.com. [What The Hell Am I?] Reference
The Northern Hemisphere has experienced a WILD growth in temperate since January!. From Wordnik.com. [Top senators introduce comprehensive energy bill] Reference
Oak trees are one of the commonest, most indicative and even symbolic types of trees in temperate climes. From Wordnik.com. [Acorns Keep Falling on My Head] Reference
Partridges succeed best in temperate climates; for extremes of heat and cold are alike unfavourable to them. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally] Reference
When, in temperate climates, a house is more unhealthy in summer than in winter, it is a certain sign of something wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What It Is Not] Reference
"Vengeance is mine," saith the Lord, and He saith it in temperate climes where the warm sun steals away the energies of men. From Wordnik.com. [Jan, the Unrepentant] Reference
It may be eaten sweet or savoury; with meat and gravy it is a vegetable superior to any I know, either in temperate or tropical countries. From Wordnik.com. [Insulinde: Experiences of a Naturalist's Wife in the Eastern Archipelago] Reference
It may also be called temperate, and for the same reasons?. From Wordnik.com. [The Republic] Reference
St. Louis of France was what might be called temperate in dress. From Wordnik.com. [Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance] Reference
He only that entirely abstains can properly be called a temperate man. From Wordnik.com. [Select Temperance Tracts] Reference
Most supporters consider six House and two Senate terms a temperate solution. From Wordnik.com. [Save Us From The Purists] Reference
He was no advocate of temperance; that is, the temperate use of anything hurtful. From Wordnik.com. [Fifteen Years in Hell] Reference
This region is classified as temperate, with an annual mean temperature of 7. 5°C. From Wordnik.com. [Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina] Reference
The Pacific Northwest is known as a temperate rainforest, despite its denuded forests. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: Preparing for Fay] Reference
Or They can be built in temperate climates, like the O’niell House in Sonoma, California. From Wordnik.com. [Passivhaus: The Greenest Building Standard? | Inhabitat] Reference
They’re furnariids (ovenbirds), but furnariids that have evolved to live in temperate woodland. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
temperate rainforest, also called temperate evergreen forest or laurel forest, is typical in this province. From Wordnik.com. [Outer Coastal Plain Mixed Forest Province (Bailey)] Reference
The wettest coastal forests are known as temperate rainforest, a cool, rainy forest often enshrouded in fog. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
I’m tired of being told to “eat locally, year-round,” by people who invariably live in temperate parts of California. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Trouble With Food Writers] Reference
I’m tired of being told to “eat locally, year-round,” by people who invariably live in temperate parts of California.”. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Trouble With Food Writers] Reference
Meanwhile we're stuck here in the so-called temperate zone, tied to the GATE because moving it might break the link with Earth. From Wordnik.com. [The I Inside]
Thorn-tailed rayaditos are quite common in temperate southern South America, and they more or less match Bertrand’s description. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
Contour is rolling with steep gullies, and while the climate is described as temperate, three to four snowfalls can be expected each year. From Wordnik.com. [NZ On Screen] Reference
Xiquilpan is in temperate land. From Wordnik.com. [Did you know? Mexico's Domesday Book] Reference
It's not the kind of temperate action that we ought to have. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Lieberman Criticizes Florida Legislature Actions - November 30, 2000] Reference
If I was at 6,000 feet I would begin to think of subtropical "temperate" fruits very seriously. From Wordnik.com. [4: Multipurpose trees] Reference
While "temperate" men were grieved at the tide of wretchedness and protested, they did not think it possible to get on without whisky. From Wordnik.com. [Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View] Reference
“You dare to use the word temperate to me?”. From Wordnik.com. [Tender is the Night] Reference
New 'temperate' exoplanet hints at solar system like our own. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to 3D shows at Imiloa Astronomy Center start March 27] Reference
Rick doesn't understand "temperate", which is surprising in a writer. From Wordnik.com. [Vancouver Metblogs] Reference
Among words in common use in various locations I have researched are 'temperate', 'warm'. From Wordnik.com. [Jennieworld Today] Reference
Yet many normally temperate people found something scary in Giuliani's attitude. From Wordnik.com. [Cracks In The Thin Blue Line] Reference
David Feldman of Tufts University, an expert on prodigies, has a more temperate view. From Wordnik.com. [Even A Kid Could Do It] Reference
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