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Without direct effect, the courts could only issue a "Declaration of Incompatibility", which is essentially a note to MPs warning that the UK is in breach of its international obligations.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Incompatibility can be a serious problem with Paxlovid, but if physicians and pharmacists do their homework, patients could be protected from complications of COVID.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022

Incompatibility between the German and Russian electronics delayed the launch, as did problems with the spacecraft’s communications system and a change in launch rocket.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 10, 2019

Army study entitled "A Crisis of Trust and Cultural Incompatibility" that was released in May 2011.

From Time • Feb. 26, 2012

"Incompatibility in humor," George Eliot held to be the "most serious cause of diversion."

From Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations by Fanning, C. E. (Clara Elizabeth)