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Wiktionary
- n. Any situation in which the quality or quantity of one thing must be decreased for another to be increased.
Examples
“He said there was no long-term trade-off between growth and austerity.”
The Guardian: Boris Johnson blames failing eurozone plans on political ego
“The confiscation idea raises in stark terms the trade-off between tax increases and economic growth.”
The Wall Street Journal: 'Grand Bargains' Are a Budgetary Dead End
“He says he sees “no real trade-off” between volunteerism in the community and the demands of his religious obligations.”
“Black Protestants uniquely combine individualistic piety with communal identity, the two ways in which religion shapes political activism.21 In other religious traditions, we generally see a trade-off between these two.”
“That may have been his personal Faustian trade-off.”
“Did the Chinese agree to the suspension, and was it a temporary trade-off because China wants to ensure the strategically more important oil and gas pipelines?”
The Huffington Post: David Scott Mathieson: The Myitsone Dam Decision in Burma
“Sure, perhaps the insurance companies would have to take a cut out of the profits that they provide to shareholders (and lower their exorbitant CEO salaries) – but really, I think this is a fair trade-off for the insurance companies who have been skimping on coverage to maximize profits for decades.”
“That's the trade-off for protecting their exporters by slowing the currency's rise, he said.”
The Wall Street Journal: 'Dollar Trap' Ties Reluctant Foreign Central Banks To U.S. Treasurys
“Cost issues aside, having to cut back on storage is a trade-off I'm willing to make when I'm on the road.”
The Huffington Post: Larry Magid: So-Called "Future of the MacBook" Is Not New
“Rather than fight that trade-off, libertarian/conservatives should fight to ensure that people are free to choose a minimalist coverage plan.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘trade-off’.
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POL - presidential debates
Some of the catchwords of several presidential debates (Obama-Romney 2012 Denver debate's transcript fully included)
preexist, crosstalk, figure skate, preexisting, spending cut, preconceive, zinger, excruciate, ask over, miniaturize, food stamp, Medicare and 150 more...
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AFET - diplomacy
broker a peace ac..., client state, deadlocked peace ..., embassy, freeze, goodwill ambassador, hinterland, interfere in dome..., intervene personally, maintain technica..., mediation, no business as usual and 670 more...
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dead
( personal list, randomness )
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/biological
related external links:
witches, beholder, anti-god, pre-human, sudden-death, frankenbeasts, hive mind, kill with a smile, overdose, dwale, existence, aura and 65 more...
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