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"willing to settle for" is correct and usable in written English
You can use this phrase when you are referring to someone who is accepting a lesser outcome than what they had originally hoped for. For example: I was hoping for a raise, but I'm willing to settle for a bonus instead.
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Those who are patient, and willing to settle for less in the short term, will be more likely than their peers to locate opportunity amidst the threat.
General Musharraf might be willing to settle for the crumbs that India is offering, but the murderers will do everything they can to stop him.
House Republicans were willing to settle for $550 billion.
But he seems willing to settle for making people laugh.
Few of the exiles seem willing to settle for that.
No longer willing to settle for outside jumpers, Hardaway looked to drive to the basket aggressively.
They want 100K a year in trade, but they are willing to settle for 50K.
He was willing to settle for any type of work, he said.
Midway through the development section, you might be willing to settle for deflated pathos.
Nobody should be willing to settle for wine that is merely innocuous.
(Apparently his fiancee is willing to settle for an older animal).
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