The eventual compromise was that Hibs wore purple shirts when their games were televised.

The eventual compromise preserved the Social Security system, but subjected benefits of the wealthy to taxation.

The conferees' eventual compromise is likely to be intended to reduce the influence of political action committees on elections, but not eliminate it.

And no one, including business leaders, is ready to write off substantial business support for some eventual grand compromise.

British officials said the eventual compromise involved agreement to drop the so-called social chapter entirely from the draft union treaty.

City and state officials indicated last night that this proposal could become the basis for an eventual compromise, though not in the current legislative session.

Back then, well before the April 1 deadline, the path to the eventual compromise was clear, and the leaders here knew it.

The tensions appeared to ease somewhat in recent days as both sides predicted an eventual bipartisan compromise.

Officials from both sides say an eventual compromise might be allowing Slovakia to use the station at below capacity.

But the more extreme the House bill, the further that will drag the eventual compromise in that same inexcusable direction.