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The phrase "compensate for being" is correct and usable in written English
You can use this phrase when you want to express that someone is trying to make up for some shortcoming. For example, "John worked hard to compensate for being late to the meeting."
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How does one compensate for being poor and in the wrong group?
When he transferred to Exeter, he took up the jump shot to compensate for being only 5 feet 4 inches.
Less satisfying was pumpkin cheesecake, whose good flavor had to compensate for being dry around the edges.
The England and Wales Cricket Board are generous in their accommodation of families on tour, but nothing can compensate for being at home.
And if "it" means vamping up the sex appeal to compensate for being out of the limelight, then Aguilera has it in bucketloads.
Depressingly for those who believe being funny can compensate for being physically unattractive, that seems to only work up to a point.
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He was incented by and compensated for being one of the top players in the game.
That was how she compensated for being deaf, and it sometimes made you forget that she was.
First, actors sign contracts of exclusivity with the companies they represent, so they argue they should be compensated for being put out of the running for other jobs.
So I feel as if that they should all have been compensated for being in the NFL and being on a team.
The truth is she probably will be well compensated for being a surrogate.
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