“Compromising to” or "compromising with
Which of the versions of the sentences below sounds better?
(1) When we were running, compromising to the weather was never an option
(2) When we were running, compromising with the weather was never an option
My instinct is that when you have two agents meeting each other in the middle, they compromise "with" each other. ("John compromised with Jane over where to eat.") But when you have one agent adapting to an immovable force or object (nature, time), the agent compromises "to" it. Or perhaps there's another verb that makes more sense here. Thoughts?
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Which of the versions of the sentences below sounds better?
(1) When we were running, compromising to the weather was never an option
(2) When we were running, compromising with the weather was never an option
My instinct is that when you have two agents meeting each other in the middle, they compromise "with" each other. ("John compromised with Jane over where to eat.") But when you have one agent adapting to an immovable force or object (nature, time), the agent compromises "to" it. Or perhaps there's another verb that makes more sense here. Thoughts?
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“due to” or “for” or “because of”
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Which of the versions of the sentences below sounds better?
(1) When we were running, compromising to the weather was never an option
(2) When we were running, compromising with the weather was never an option
My instinct is that when you have two agents meeting each other in the middle, they compromise "with" each other. ("John compromised with Jane over where to eat.") But when you have one agent adapting to an immovable force or object (nature, time), the agent compromises "to" it. Or perhaps there's another verb that makes more sense here. Thoughts?
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Which of the versions of the sentences below sounds better?
(1) When we were running, compromising to the weather was never an option
(2) When we were running, compromising with the weather was never an option
My instinct is that when you have two agents meeting each other in the middle, they compromise "with" each other. ("John compromised with Jane over where to eat.") But when you have one agent adapting to an immovable force or object (nature, time), the agent compromises "to" it. Or perhaps there's another verb that makes more sense here. Thoughts?
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“due to” or “for” or “because of”
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“due to” or “for” or “because of”
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“due to” or “for” or “because of”
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“due to” or “for” or “because of”
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