"To reach a compromise" means to find a solution or agreement that is acceptable to both sides involved in a disagreement or conflict. It involves reaching a middle ground or making concessions in order to come to a mutual understanding.
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It is only where you could not
reach a compromise with your spouse that the court will step in and divide your property for you.
The research has made clear what we already know: we can
not reach a compromise until we feel safe both physically and emotionally.
Typically, banks and borrowers in the court - managed program try to
reach a compromise by altering the lengths and payments of mortgages.
As it is, in its attempts to
reach a compromise between narrative and action, audience and material, Assassin's Creed fails on all fronts.
Show it by being willing to negotiate and
reach a compromise about your joint custody holiday schedule without using your children to accomplish your goals.
Children at this age group, when left to their own devices will in all likelihood
reach a compromise when they have a disagreement.
But opponents plan to continue fighting the project — or trying to
reach a compromise with officials — even if it moves forward.
I was thinking that I could
reach a compromise by investing the money in an REIT or preferably an REIT mutual fund.
We did not have a hassle with the salespeople, and we were able to get all of our questions answered and
reach a compromise regarding the car's history and price.
In doing so, the Federal Government always pursued the goal
of reaching a compromise proposal that builds on tried and tested foundations, whilst also providing answers to the specific new challenges of the globally booming organic sector since it regards the safeguarding of a clear, appropriate and reliable EU legal framework as a key instrument in efforts to promote organic agriculture.
Unfortunately, notwithstanding the efforts put forth by the secretariat to
help reach a compromise, it now seems as if the Working Group will not «make it».
While it is nice to see the Senate
finally reach a compromise on setting stricter limits on carbon emissions (though we must say the bill's enactment isn't assured yet), the truth is such a bill would do little to significantly reduce the country's total GHG emissions.
However, there was no evidence that spouses consistently
reached a compromise at the end of discussions around money; both husbands and wives reported they were likely to need to discuss the issue again at a later time.
Last Thursday, the leaders of the Belgian federal government and the regional and community governments
reached a compromise deal over the EU - Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
Cuomo and legislative leaders
reached a compromise over legislation that includes a new state agency that Cuomo is calling the Justice Center, which he says will help prevent abuse of people with physical and mental disabilities in state care.
The Council
eventually reached a compromise on that environmental matter last year — the law included a provision calling for the city to spend a year studying whether the plastic foam could be recycled effectively before a ban would kick in.
The bitter tug - of - war over Denver's performance - pay plan has ended with the teachers» union and the school
district reaching a compromise agreement that includes a 3 percent pay raise for all teachers and higher starting salaries.
The bookseller and its landlord, Prestige Properties,
reached a compromise extending the store's lease for two years following the intervention of Borough President Diaz and his staff.
Although WakeEd has advocated for greater flexibility on setting class size limits, we are grateful that the General
Assembly reached the compromise early enough in 2018 so local school districts like WCPSS could keep the fiscal 2018 - 19 budget development process on track.
Having sat through previous COP negotiations where the same absolutist negative arguments were repeated by the same parties over and over again like a broken record, it was heartening to see these same parties at
last reach a compromise enabling the world to start on the road to achieving the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions essential to avoid the catastrophic consequences predicted by the I.P.C.C. from failure to act.
If ever
Horgan reaches a compromise with Notley and Trudeau to permit Trans Mountain, he will simply be discarded by climate activists and the protests will continue.
Other governments including the 27 - nation European Union also have resisted U.S. pressure for more access to corporate records but
most reached compromises that satisfied Washington.
«I'm praying that our nation's leaders can
indeed reach a compromise, and bipartisan agreement that we won't hurt hungry and poor people,» Beckmann said.
The two
sides reached a compromise, agreeing that COD would abide by DuPage County's rules, while remaining under village jurisdiction and still paying village taxes.
«I'm asking them to
reach a compromise position this session because I think it would be a shame, and a tremendous lost opportunity, for them to leave this session knowing that they're leaving 16 - and 17 - year - olds in state facilities,» Cuomo said.
The move comes after Mark -
Viverito reached a compromise with the NYPD to incorporate some of the proposals into their patrol guide instead of passing the «Right to Know Act,» which is widely supported by the City Council.
At a work session on Tuesday night, the East Hampton Town Zoning Board of
Appeals reached a compromise with a family that wanted to keep a deck and pergola.
In the backroom talks that led to a final budget, he and top Democratic lawmakers
reached a compromise calling for a rise to 2 percent in the fiscal year that started July 1, then 3 percent in the next fiscal year.
«Unfortunately, Dean rejected an opportunity to
reach a compromise under which Republicans would have had equal access to all the resources of the Senate,» Espada added.
Mr. Cuomo, who's working to establish a Women's Equality party line, conceded earlier this year that implementation of Common Core had been flawed and
later reached a compromise with legislators to delay and restrict certain elements of the program, like testing and teacher evaluations.
Negotiations dragged on Sunday evening, despite indications lawmakers had
nearly reached a compromise two days ago, said Republican Sen. John DeFrancisco, of Syracuse.