She read of rival bids made, compromises reached, deals done, lawyers paid.

We have no demands to present to you, no terms to bargain about, no compromise to reach.

The compromises reached to balance the $14 billion second-year budget are more controversial.

In fact, the compromises may reach a point where the consumer's interests are sacrificed to the need for deep-pocketed industry partners.

Both sides must be encouraged to make the necessary compromises to reach such a settlement.

In the compromise finally reached it was decided that explicit reference should be made to the statement of the Member States on military matters.

I welcome the compromise reached and support the provisions relating to the possible lifting of the feed ban, because the provision is based on sound science.

The compromise reached means that the commercial policy, including the instruments of trade defence, can be included within the general framework of comitology.

In short, we wholeheartedly endorse the original report but cannot go along with the compromises reached which water down the force of the report.

Third, unlike normal politics, where a middle ground can usually be found and a compromise reached, culture war is a zero-sum game.