sort of compromise
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsortandcompromise
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sort
noun
uk/sɔːt/us/sɔːrt/
a group of things that are of the same type or that share ...
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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 ofsortandcompromisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Will they entertain anysortofcompromise?
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Thatsortofcompromiseis now required.
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We must have somesortofcompromise.
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That was a sensiblesortofcompromise.
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On that, there can be nosortofcompromise.
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What we finally achieve in some:sortofcompromise.
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We may end up with somesortofcompromise.
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Therefore, somesortofcompromisemust be arrived at.
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Whatsortofcompromiseare we now proposing?
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I proposed that as asortofcompromise.
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Failing that, whatsortofcompromiseshould we have?
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Thissortofcompromisealways results in a muddle.
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They have had to seek somesortofcompromise.
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There has to be somesortofcompromise.
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The other half have opted for thissortofcompromise.
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Somesortofcompromiseought to be considered.
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Nevertheless, it will be possible to say that some action-likely to be somesortofcompromise-is absolutely distributively just.
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You can get a compromise, if you like, but not thatsortofcompromise.
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I think the learned judge saw them afterwards and there was somesortofcompromise.
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It seems possible to me to find somesortofcompromisebetween those two extremes.
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Obviously, in making the selections we have to work out somesortofcompromise.
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They then pool their knowledge with other officials, and try to reach somesortofcompromise.
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It seems to be asortofcompromisewhich has been arrived at.
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This can be claimed to be nosortofcompromiseat all.
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The eight-week cut-off undoubtedly reflects somesortofcompromise.
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