compromise

compromise
01. It is going to be difficult to find a [compromise] between the two groups because their needs are so different.
02. I wanted $100 for my bicycle, and he offered me $50, so we eventually [compromised] at $75.
03. This government seems to [compromise] on everything. I don't understand why they don't stick to their principles.
04. Listen, why don't we [compromise]? Neither of us feels like washing the dishes, so let's each do half of them.
05. Cuba was hoping for almost a billion dollars in aid, but eventually the government had to [compromise] at $750 million.
06. In a marriage, you frequently have to make [compromises] with your partner in order to get along.
07. Following the war, the King followed a policy of [compromise], pardoning his former enemies and releasing all the soldiers taken as prisoners.
08. The President has stated that there can be no negotiation and no [compromise] with the terrorists responsible for the attack on the Embassy.
09. The union is warning that if a [compromise] cannot be reached during today's talks, there will be a strike.
10. The Princess was photographed in a [compromising] position with her former lover.
11. The party must not [compromise] its ideals on this issue.
12. We are trying to teach our children that they sometimes need to make [compromises] with their friends when they both want different things.
13. Ludwig Erhard once said that a [compromise] is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.
14. Phyllis McGinley once said that [compromise] is what makes nations great, and marriages happy.
15. Someone once stated that peace won by the [compromise] of principles is a short-lived achievement.
16. A wise man once observed that many things are worse than defeat, and [compromise] with evil is one of them.
17. We will never reach an agreement unless we both [compromise].

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • COMPROMISE — (Heb. פְּשָׁרָה, pesharah; apparently derived from the term pesher, solution, Eccles. 8:1), deciding a civil law dispute (dinei mamonot) by the court or an arbitral body, through the exercise of their discretion and not according to the laws… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • compromise — com·pro·mise 1 n: an agreement resolving differences by mutual concessions esp. to prevent or end a lawsuit compromise 2 vb mised, mis·ing vt: to resolve or dispose of by a compromise cases in which a dispute is compromised E. A. Farnsworth and W …   Law dictionary

  • Compromise — Com pro*mise, n. [F. compromis, fr. L. compromissum a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter, fr. compromittere to make such a promise; com + promittere to promise. See {Promise}.] 1. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • compromise — [n] agreement, give and take accommodation, accord, adjustment, arrangement, bargain, compact, composition, concession, contract, copout*, covenant, deal, fifty fifty*, half and half, half measure, happy medium*, mean, middle course, middle… …   New thesaurus

  • compromise — [käm′prə mīz΄] n. [ME & OFr compromis < LL compromissum, a compromise, mutual promise < L compromissus, pp. of compromittere, to make a mutual promise to abide by an arbiter s decision < com , together + promittere, to PROMISE] 1. a… …   English World dictionary

  • Compromise — Com pro*mise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compromised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compromising}.] [From {Compromise}, n.; cf. {Compromit}.] 1. To bind by mutual agreement; to agree. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Laban and himself were compromised That all the eanlings… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Compromise — Com pro*mise, v. i. 1. To agree; to accord. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To make concession for conciliation and peace. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • compromise — (n.) early 15c., a joint promise to abide by an arbiter s decision, from M.Fr. compromis (13c.), from L. compromissus, pp. of compromittere to make a mutual promise (to abide by an arbiter s decision), from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) +… …   Etymology dictionary

  • compromise — ► NOUN 1) an agreement reached by each side making concessions. 2) an intermediate state between conflicting opinions, reached by mutual concession. ► VERB 1) settle a dispute by mutual concession. 2) expediently accept standards that are lower… …   English terms dictionary

  • compromise — ▪ I. compromise com‧pro‧mise 1 [ˈkɒmprəmaɪz ǁ ˈkɑːm ] noun [countable, uncountable] an agreement between two people or groups in which both sides agree to accept less than they first asked for and to give up something that they value: •… …   Financial and business terms

  • compromise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ acceptable, fair, good, happy (esp. BrE), possible, pragmatic, reasonable, sensible, suitable ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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