reasonable compromise

collocation in English

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reasonable
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
based on or using good judgment and therefore fair ...
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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 ofreasonableandcompromisefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is usually replaced by block-cyclic scheduling, which often is areasonablecompromisebetween data locality and workload balancing.
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We have found that placement of the prosthesis completely within the left atrium is areasonablecompromise.
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The method is areasonablecompromisebetween conciseness, clarity and efficiency and variants of this program have now been widely deployed.
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Barone reaches areasonablecompromise, he believes, by turning a collection of life stories into a collective life history through critique.
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We standardized on 64 units being 2m, areasonablecompromisebetween achieving a realistic scale and convenience of modelling.
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These are two extreme positions, and the liberal egalitarian approach may be seen as an attempt to establish areasonablecompromisebetween them.
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It seems to be areasonablecompromisebetween efficiency and egalitarianism.
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For many analysts, this will seem areasonablecompromiseamong competing priorities.
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I adopt here areasonablecompromiseof c. 1179, the latest date possible for a work to be included within the parameters of the present study.
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The answer to the second question is simple : 20, or any other number that offers areasonablecompromise between sufficient statistics and manageability in graphics and analysis programs.
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They may not get him back; but if they were to get the millions back they might find that areasonablecompromise.
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In that way there could be areasonablecompromise.
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Andvice versa, if it is possible to arrive at areasonablecompromisewhich will avoid that outcome.
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It is a fair andreasonablecompromise, and it ought to meet every requirement of the case.
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It does seem to me areasonablecompromiseafter the discussion that has taken place.
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However, this new clause provides areasonablecompromise.
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The settlement represents a fair andreasonablecompromisebetween the interests of our two countries.
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That, surely, offers the hope of areasonablecompromisethat would recognise important differences in member countries.
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She will understand that it is areasonablecompromise.
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Yet he makes no response in order to get areasonablecompromise.
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