What's the difference between compromise and flaw?

Compromise


Definition:

  • (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.

Flaw


Definition:

  • (n.) A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase.
  • (n.) A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute.
  • (n.) A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.
  • (n.) A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.
  • (v. t.) To crack; to make flaws in.
  • (v. t.) To break; to violate; to make of no effect.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) However, each of the studies had numerous methodological flaws which biased their results against finding a relationship: either their outcome measures had questionable validity, their research designs were inappropriate, or the statistical analyses were poorly conceived.
  • (2) Its experiments are so hopelessly flawed that the results are meaningless."
  • (3) Clute and Harrison took a scalpel to the flaws of the science fiction we loved, and we loved them for it.
  • (4) I can still see flaws in what I'm doing, but I think I delivered.
  • (5) In an interview with the Guardian, James Hansen, the world's pre-eminent climate scientist, said any agreement likely to emerge from the negotiations would be so deeply flawed that it would be better to start again from scratch.
  • (6) We conclude that individual case review can be severely flawed and therefore should not be used to measure institutional quality of patient care.
  • (7) The power of the landed elite is often cited as a major structural flaw in Pakistani politics – an imbalance that hinders education, social equality and good governance (there is no agricultural tax in Pakistan).
  • (8) The council offered him a tea urn | Frances Ryan Read more Government attempts to decrease the disproportionately high levels of unemployment among disabled people have had little impact, the report notes, while notorious “fit-for-work” tests were riven with flaws.
  • (9) Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club, said he was "outraged" by what he described as the administration's "deeply flawed analysis and what can only be interpreted as lip service to one of the greatest threats to our children's future: climate disruption".
  • (10) What the film does, though, is use these incidents to build an idiosyncratic but insightful picture of Lawrence, played indelibly by Peter O'Toole in his debut role: a complicated, egomaniacal and physically masochistic man, at once god-like and all too flawed, with a tenuous grip both on reality and on sanity.
  • (11) fbi justified homicide chart Academics and specialists have long been aware of flaws in the FBI numbers, which are based on voluntary submissions by local law enforcement agencies of paperwork known as supplementary homicide reports.
  • (12) The system was "flawed" and the rules were "vague".
  • (13) Most of the 138 studies contained serious flaws in research design, such as lack of control subjects, unspecified manner of data collection, and absence of diagnostic criteria.
  • (14) Poor crossing undermined Liverpool in the first leg, Klopp had claimed, but the flaw was remedied quickly in the return.
  • (15) A variety of quality tests, of biomechanical screws, are used, before performing the operations, that flaws may be detected.
  • (16) The sugar tax was greeted with hostility by the industry and Wright argues that the levy, introduced by the chancellor in the budget , will be undermined by flawed analysis of its impact.
  • (17) Flaws in the design, execution and analysis of randomized clinical trials have been eliminated gradually over the past 35 years.
  • (18) A report released on Wednesday said Prevent was badly flawed , potentially counterproductive and risked trampling on the basic rights of young Muslims.
  • (19) A flawed heroine of the anti-apartheid struggle, she is unlikely to keep a low profile in the coming days or to bite her lip if she believes Mandela's memory is being betrayed.
  • (20) Considerable scholarly exertion has gone into describing the flaws in each count.