so-called compromise
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so-called
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌsəʊˈkɔːld/us/ˌsoʊˈkɑːld/
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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 ofso-calledandcompromisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A possible approach to this problem is theso-calledcompromiseprogramming.
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We must not give up on creating something that is legally binding because of thisso-calledcompromise.
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But that makes even more importantso-calledcompromiseagreements where employees are allowed to abandon their rights in agreements with other parties.
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The arrangements made in thisso-calledcompromiseare bad for justice in themselves.
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The arrogance of the large countries and their interests in trade and transport has in this so-calledcompromiseat third reading been the deciding factor.
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Theso-calledcompromiseapproach seems particularly hypocritical and is simply an indirect means of authorising therapeutic cloning.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Nor does theso-calledcompromisepackage offer the small and medium-sized businesses a proper solution for their problem.
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In many instances theso-calledcompromiseis not a compromise.
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I am opposed to thisso-calledcompromise—which is no compromise at all—for three reasons.
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It is clear that theso-calledcompromiseis nothing but a deregulatory option and was simply second best for those who favour total deregulation.
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Sometimes, the favourite can be overturned and the non-favourite elected because there is aso-calledcompromiseamong votes.
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They then blackmailed some smaller political groups to gain their support for aso-calledcompromiseproposal, the one that has just been approved.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Firstly, because theso-calledcompromiseallows the use of retained data when investigating serious crimes, without defining these serious crimes.
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That is why, also, theso-calledcompromiseof 18 is misguided.
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I must explain that we were not invited to participate in thisso-calledcompromisewhich, for many of us, contains proposals which we are unable to agree with.
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The second point is that a number of so-called compromises were carried under great pressure by a majority of one or two.
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