When the yelling and table-pounding finally died down, a compromise emerged: food can indeed be boring if that's all you're writing about.

Yet even if a compromise emerges from Maastricht, it may be years before decisions taken there touch the lives of ordinary Europeans.

But what if he vetoes the bill and no compromise emerges before the 2002 Congressional elections?

The compromise, approved by 10 to 2, emerged after months of debate within the community.

Lawmakers and aides mapping strategy said a compromise could emerge at any point, even after the debate begins.

He said that "both sides are going to be losers" if a bipartisan compromise did not emerge.

The compromise emerged from the struggle between the large states and the small states over the apportionment of seats in the Congress.

The compromise emerged from a series of unpublicized meetings, including a session on Friday, officials said.

This spring, a potential compromise has emerged.

That is quite possible, and we can only hope that a compromise does emerge.