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- comply + -able (Wiktionary)
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“Why not make real and compliable agreements to the two-state solution as put forward by Saudi Arabia and the Arab league, and supported by 164 countries of the UN - a plan that HAMAS publicly signed up to 2 years ago?”
Gaza’s Smugglers Start Digging New Tunnels - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com
“After the Supper was over, the Count renew'd his Addresses to _Isabella_, who seem'd a little more compliable, but would not allow him the Fredom he desir'd, which had the usual Consequences of encreasing his Inclinations: It growing late, he carry'd her, to his Chamber, where after some Time, she, was oblig'd to go to Bed with him.”
“But there was no employment for any in capital causes, excepting for those I have already mentioned; because Antonius, who was always courted on these occasions, was very ready to give his service; and Crassus, though not so compliable, generally consented, on any pressing sollicitation, to give _his_.”
Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators; also His Orator, or Accomplished Speaker.
“Mr. Wheler was taken off, -- despair perhaps rendering the man, who had been in opposition futilely before, compliable.”
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 10 (of 12)
“You must send me no more letters: but a compliable one you may send.”
“Why, Miss, I fancy, if you were to shew a compliable temper, your friends would shew a compliable one too.”
“Why, my dear, it is possible, that you may be more compliable than you have been.”
“We continue to support the efforts of the Canine Health Board and the Department of Agriculture to ensure that Act 119 of 2008 is enforced and that the final regulations promulgated are ones that are enforceable, compliable, and most importantly, in the best interest of the dogs housed in commercial breeding facilities in”
“Yet even then I expect Mr. Liberty Valence to start complaining that it's not 128 bit compliable.”
“I wish that you could (1) provide the DLL in your demo to make it executable, and (2) do some revision to your code to make it compliable with Visual Studio 2005, and thus be more compatible with C++ standard.”
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