workable compromise

collocation in English

meaningsofworkableandcompromise

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workable
adjective
uk
/ˈwɜː.kə.bəl/us
/ˈwɝː.kə.bəl/
A workable plan or system can be ...
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compromise
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɒm.prə.maɪz/us
/ˈkɑːm.prə.maɪz/
an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order ...
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(Definition ofworkableandcompromisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworkable compromise

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This model, while not without weaknesses, presents aworkablecompromise.
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I hope that the two legal bases now chosen will prove, despite everything, to be aworkablecompromiseand will not cause problems of overlap.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The report before us seems to me to be a veryworkablecompromisethat should win a majority of votes.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
He has achieved aworkablecompromiseunder really difficult conditions.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I think that this is a good,workablecompromise.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We want to achieve an affordable andworkablecompromise.
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Our amendment is the best way forward as it provides for aworkablecompromise.
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At every turn one is reminded of the sheer difficulty of arriving at aworkablecompromise.
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The agreement on the use of on-board diagnostic systems is also gratifying; it constitutes aworkablecompromisebetween consumer interests and control systems.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
He made reference to the fact that he had been faced with a very difficult challenge and needed to find aworkablecompromise.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I think he has really produced aworkablecompromisethat we should all support tomorrow.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
What matters, then, is that we use the next 10 days in working very hard to hammer out aworkablecompromise.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This compromise will not satisfy everybody, but, again, it is aworkablecompromisefor us to move forward at the moment.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Therefore, taking all those circumstances into account, this appears to be aworkablecompromise.
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I think that it is a fair and perfectlyworkablecompromiseon which the people of the 33 islands can move forward, confidently and co-operatively.
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In many cases in rural districts the two-tier system is aworkablecompromisetowards that end.
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This is a reasonablyworkablecompromise.
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It seems to me that this is aworkablecompromise, provided that there can be assurances that the money will not come from the urban areas.
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That is a reasonable andworkablecompromise.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is aworkablecompromise.
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