concession
Example Sentences
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A double in the sixth edged GB in front again, but the concession of three in the following end gave the Americans a lead that looked insurmountable until Morrison's late intervention gave them a lifeline.
From BBC
Security camera footage of Jerí's meetings with Yang, who owns several businesses and was granted a state concession for an energy project, was first reported by local media.
From BBC
The main concession Iran is discussing is to suspend uranium enrichment for a time.
To buy peace, executives will often make concessions in exchange for the activists’ withdrawing their proposals.
“It’s not sustainable for us to tolerate that kind of increase without some sort of concession from our customers,” said Erickson, whose company adapts and maintains parking garages, stadiums and other structures.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
