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- noun Plural form of
trade-off .
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Examples
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The political demands got bigger and the trade-offs got worse.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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The political demands got bigger and the trade-offs got worse.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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The political demands got bigger and the trade-offs got worse.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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It is not hard to do, as there is abundant data about choices and trade-offs readily available.
David Paul: S&P Downgrade Reflects Political Divisions That May Be Our Greatest Source of Risk David Paul 2011
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Lori Montgomery summarizes: President Obama submitted a budget blueprint for fiscal 2012 on Monday full of surgical cuts and cautious trade-offs to lawmakers clamoring for bold action to reduce government spending and control a budget deficit expected to rise to a record $1.6 trillion this year.
Wonkbook: Washington reacts to the budget Ezra Klein 2011
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Mr. Schwarzenegger is right that Congress made intelligent trade-offs when it enacted the Clean Air Act.
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That is, making trade-offs is a political, not technocratic, act.
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While there are indeed trade-offs living in one place or another the few years I have lived here in Mexico have convinced me I would find living in the US intolerable now and certainly worth the few concessions I make to live here.
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I know that there are trade-offs, city finance director Rob Dubow said.
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There can be trade-offs between those objectives: Accordingly, there must be some limit to Congress's implied power to command its citizenry -- even in the name of the common good.
Give me liberty, or give me health care, part 2 Charles Lane 2011
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