And so just the act of compromise itself, and sustained, real compromise, would give us even more time, would allow both sides even longer to spread out the pain and reach even more compromise down the road.

I think architecture is about consensus.

When you put it in plain English, you almost force the institution to give the people a way, a default out of that, and not put themselves at risk.

Sounds like there was room for compromise.

I think what is most maddening about it is, if Congress were simply able to show not that they agree with each other, not that they're able to come up with the best possible compromise, but that they are able to just begin the process towards compromise, we all instantly are better off.

We arrived at a compromise.

We have a compromise to suggest

I don't think your case should be compromised by anyone else's agenda. What's the name of this new guy?

And musical notation allows me a more nuanced way of translating information without compromising it.

I compromised with him on the matter.

We teach females that in relationships, compromise is what women do.

I believe that that is a reasonable compromise.

He wanted to curb the spread of slave states.

She is always ready to meet him halfway when she has an argument with him.

I'm just trying to come up with some sort of comprose we're beyond compromise.

Compromise.

And they only go to even more extreme measures.

So the only things I could manage to obtain was a kind of a compromise.

We're just supposed to compromise on his care?

The mayor will compromise to a certain extent.

The Chinese objected, and so the compromise was

You compromise, too.

They are negotiating to reach a satisfactory compromise.

The alternative is anarchy.

But they do expect us to put the nation's interests before party. (Applause.)

Compromise is abhorrent to me.

I haven't had the chance to thank you for compromising on the verification issue.

It is essential that some kind of compromise be reached between Pyongyang and Washington.

In a situation like this, there is nothing for it but to give in.

Conflict parties need to move away from maximum demands and towards a compromise that recognizes each other's needs.

It's against my rules to compromise.

You compromised?

I couldn't have done better. I didn't settle.

Something's got to give.

Which would make it unplayable except maybe to a professional basketball player.

Finally, we found a point of compromise.

Let's compromise.

But relationships also offer some opportunity to discover what is true, and to discover what within ourself is so quick to compromise.

The answer's still no, lieutenant.

Finally, my father compromised.

In the end we reached a compromise.

My father finally compromised.

Getting what they want.

And so look at her.

Then he was kind of troubled, and asked me for a compromise.