It might be possible though to compensate for this by sheer size.

He compensated for his lack of weight by training extremely hard.

He tried to compensate for the lost territories by a war against Norway.

Thus, an investor will take on increased risk only if compensated by higher expected returns.

The relationships among directors, those were not situations where someone was getting compensated by the other.

He had compensated for it by blessing her with a remarkable gift.

Amaker said the Pirates will have to compensate by committee.

The Penguins are a team able to compensate for mistakes by great individual offensive play.

The mining industry has tried to compensate by building standpipes but for many, they have been to no use.

"You shouldn't avoid exercise," he said, "and then try to compensate by drinking."