Synonym: adjust, concede, settle, yield. Similar words: promising, comprise, prominent, prompt, premise, economist, improved, comprehension. Meaning: ['kɒmprəmaɪz] n. 1. a middle way between two extremes 2. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions. v. 1. make a compromise; arrive at a compromise 2. settle by concession 3. expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute.
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181. Ironically, some eugenics leaders were uneasy about their alliance because they felt it could compromise their then-respectable public image.
182. The ceasefire won't last unless both sides are prepared to compromise.
183. The finest architecture and the best examples of town planning are conceived with a clarity of vision that brooks no compromise.
184. Its partners had probably accepted that they would have to acquiesce to some kind of compromise within the package deal.
185. Age-old enemies have accepted that compromise is the only peaceful way forward.
186. She owed it to her daughter to make this compromise.
187. There John Major will try to find a compromise between saving money and saving his majority.
188. Mr Kinnock's compromise would have created one society, with a national executive seat if it attracted more then 3,000 members.
189. An often acceptable compromise is local manufacture or assembly by a multinational company.
190. This tells them you are not arguing - you are willing to compromise and come to an agreement.
191. Indeed de Gaulle's own negotiator advised the General to accept a compromise.
192. Five years on, they have reached an uneasy compromise of separate stages, each with its own cast of characters.
193. Nigel, by opting out of the computer course, had already made his compromise with ambitious dreams.
194. But later the deputies set the stage for possible compromise by agreeing to debate a referendum after all.
195. The best compromise is to disguise surface-run cables with paint, and chase them in when you next redecorate.
196. An undistinguished Senator from Ohio, he had been nominated as a compromise candidate at the Republican convention.
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197. But councillors will be told on Monday that a compromise linked with compassion may save it.
198. Introduction I. Enforcing Law Law may be enforced by compulsion and coercion, or by conciliation and compromise.
199. They must try again and again for a compromise that is fair and honourable.
200. The result was the uneasy compromise between deterrent and retributive aims that characterised neoclassicism.
201. The best compromise is the partially open backed cabinet, similar to the Mesa Boogie 2x12 and 4x12 design.
202. On May 29 it was reported that the two sides had agreed a compromise, to allow the talks to proceed.
203. Compromise is not a sign of weakness. Wise people always compromise for the best. Dr T.P.Chia
204. Bliley told his colleagues that the amendment would kill the compromise he struggled to craft.
205. Ministers are seeking a compromise that would reassure rebel peers who rejected a bill abolishing the clause last week.
206. WEAPONS/ARMOUR: The Supreme Patriarch carries a sword but wears no armour as this would compromise his magic.
207. The main dissent came from conservative Republicans who saw the compromise as merely disguising an administration capitulation on affirmative action and quotas.
208. I have already worked to get the best possible compromise for residents regarding the development of Lucy's North Site.
209. The regents voted unanimously to accept a compromise plan delaying the end of affirmative action until spring 1998.
210. The band realised such novelties would help Red Rhino sell more records, so agreed to the slight compromise.
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