(n.) A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators.
(n.) A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both sides; a reciprocal abatement of extreme demands or rights, resulting in an agreement.
(n.) A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character or right.
(n.) To bind by mutual agreement; to agree.
(n.) To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.
(n.) To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be recalled; to expose to suspicion.
(v. i.) To agree; to accord.
(v. i.) To make concession for conciliation and peace.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is likely that trunk mobility is necessary to maintain integrity of SI joint and that absence of such mobility compromises SI joint structure in many paraplegics.
(2) These deficiencies in the data compromise HIV surveillance based on diagnostic testing, and supplementary bias-free data are needed.
(3) Steroids are not recommended because they may compromise defenses against an underlying disease process.
(4) The dose response effect in this tumor is steep and combinations which compromise the dose of adriamycin too greatly are showing inferior results.
(5) Furthermore, renal function in the elderly patient with CHF is markedly compromised.
(6) The compromised ice sheet tilts and he sinks into the Arctic Sea on the back of his faltering white Icelandic pony.
(7) The technique did not compromise cancer resection, excessively prolong operating time, or alter postoperative management.
(8) Patients treated with ciprofloxacin may need added coverage for anaerobes, but the drug's excellent activity against nosocomial pathogens and its availability in oral form allow for an early change to oral therapy without compromising effectiveness coupled with added savings and convenience.
(9) The blood flows of the kidneys, small intestine, liver, spleen and skin were less compromised in group ABC.
(10) This adverse treatment side effect has been implicated in the anorexia of cancer and can compromise the quality of patients' lives.
(11) The trust was a compromise hammered out in the wake of the Hutton report, when the corporation hoped to maintain the status quo by preserving the old BBC governors.
(12) "This crowd of charlatans ... look for one little thing they can say is wrong, and thus generalise that the science is entirely compromised."
(13) The 24% overall response rate suggests no compromise in activity on this schedule, with a significant reduction in toxicity.
(14) An equivalent maximum growth response of rats fed L-methionine or N-acetyl-L-methionine was obtained when the total dietary sulfur amino acids compromised 0.36-0.41% of the diet.
(15) Obama will meet with Binyamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas tomorrow as well, but US envoy George Mitchell has had no luck in recent weeks trying to persuade Netanyahu to compromise on the settlements.
(16) This approach was used in 42 shoulders with rotator cuff tears or posterior instability without complications of infection, failure of deltoid healing, or compromise of suprascapular or axillary nerves.
(17) If the Labour leader has his way, into the dustbin of history will go the "electoral college", the spatchcocked compromise that was a product of the Bennite wars of the 1980s.
(18) 2. beta-adrenoceptor blocking compounds, which are frequently used as first-line therapy in hypertension, may compromise blood flow to vital organs in view of the fact that they reduce cardiac output both acutely and during long-term treatment.
(19) In repeated reconciliation talks overseen by the UN, the ineffectual GNA has so far failed to reach a political compromise with its Tobruk-based rivals in the east, noticeably Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army.
(20) The spin-spin relaxation time T2 may be estimated using multiecho pulse sequences, but the accuracy of the estimate is dependent on the fidelity of the spin-echo amplitudes, which may be severely compromised by rf pulse and static field imperfections.
Console
Definition:
(v. t.) To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.
(n.) A bracket whose projection is not more than half its height.
(n.) Any small bracket; also, a console table.
Example Sentences:
(1) Consoles are even more widespread in Japan, of course, but for many, finding the time and space to play in comfort is tricky.
(2) Can consoles still survive in a rapidly changing business where smartphones, tablets and smart TVs, and now Steam Machines, are threatening?
(3) These indicators included temperature elevation, inability to be consoled, level of alertness, nuchal rigidity, bulging fontanel, decreased appetite, rash, referral, and febrile seizures.
(4) Traoré had added a fifth before Andros Townsend dispatched a consolation from distance, though that meant little.
(5) But from others there is a sense that Microsoft has had to sacrifice a potentially progressive view of the console industry to win back consumer support.
(6) PCs and games consoles had replaced the easily programmable machines of his youth, while schoolchildren were being taught to use word processors and spreadsheets instead of the code that created them.
(7) Besides, he consoled himself with the thought that the ghosts probably wouldn’t dare to hurt Pippi.
(8) Labour might have created them as little more than a marriage equality consolation prize, but in doing so they accidentally made something genuinely worth having.
(9) The gratitude I feel to Velázquez for this greatest of paintings is untold; he gave me the consolation I most needed in my life.
(10) Later on Monday, Obama made a eve-of-convention visit to the flooded Louisiana coast to console victims of hurricane Isaac.
(11) PC gaming and console gaming are different, and the customer segments have capabilities and expectations that are unique to the platforms they play on,” he says.
(12) The officials confiscated his laptop, phone, two memory sticks, two DVDs, a Sony games console, a smartwatch and a hard drive, the letter revealed.
(13) On the PS4, for example, as soon as you switch the console on, you'll get a news screen showing what all your friends are playing – you'll even be able to leap straight into their games.
(14) The hosts were losing 1-0 before the spot-kick, which was despatched by Yaya Touré, before City went on to score three more goals - with Etienne Capoue grabbing a consolation for Tim Sherwood's side.
(15) And because the market is expanding, ironically consoles may even have a larger customer base thanks to tablets and mobile devices: in a broader market, the 10% slice may end up bigger than the 100% slice of a smaller, niche market.
(16) Nothing doing for Marte who can do nothing with an inside fastball - that's four strikeouts now for Wainwright - at least Marte saw 12 pitches, but that's small consolation down seven runs.
(17) Solid fusion was obtained in 10 of the 11 patients, while the console fusion collapsed because of failure to follow instructions after surgery in 1 patient.
(18) Signalling a switch in emphasis towards promoting greater devolution as a possible consolation prize and targeting voters who support stronger devolution, Salmond's spokesman said: "There are negatives but there are positives as well in terms of the proportion who say they would support the Scottish parliament having responsibility for things like welfare and taxation."
(19) All measurements of the tonsils were obtained directly from the video console.
(20) The reversal in fortune of this generation compared to last means that Microsoft has to be aggressive with its console upgrade strategy to gain market initiative.