Sentence examples for an unsatisfactory compromise from inspiring English sources

WHEN decision-makers call a new policy a "third way" it usually signals an unsatisfactory compromise.

In the case of the patent system, decades of discussions resulted in an unsatisfactory compromise, according to Bruno van Pottelsberghe, the dean of the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.

Although Joel Klein, of the Justice Department, knows that he should not give the impression of being reluctant to seek a settlement, he believes (overconfidently?) that, after the vindication of Judge Jackson's findings, he is under no pressure to accept an unsatisfactory compromise.

At other times it feels like an unsatisfactory compromise with the potential to weaken my overall product.

The accounting firms are cock-a-hoop at Mr Pitt's appointment: they hope that the unsatisfactory compromise reached with Mr Levitt will now come undone to their benefit, if not to that of investors.Investment bankers are also hoping that Mr Pitt will backtrack from another of Mr Levitt's legacies: Regulation FD (fair disclosure).

A "something else" that will turn out to mean having to make the same choices between unsatisfactory compromises that all rich, complex societies have to make.

Other states with some sort of associate status, such as Norway and Switzerland, have had to accept quite unsatisfactory compromises -- and both have far higher levels of immigration per head of population than the U.K. To reiterate, we are talking of 27 states here, some of which will fiercely resist any compromise that is mooted.

The outcome is likely to be a protracted, unsatisfactory political compromise that fails to deal with the issue of communist-era secrets in a conclusive manner.Notably active and a loyal helper to its Soviet counterpart, Bulgaria's communist-era security service is generally assumed to have remained a potent force after the fall of communism.

We recommend considering timolol as an initial option for small, deep facial hemangiomas that are not causing functional compromise or complications but may have an unsatisfactory cosmetic appearance.

This is an unsatisfactory lesson.

It was an unsatisfactory venture.