Then there is Richard Fields, whose living arrangement may be the perfect compromise.

Here, six hours from a sodden Gatwick, was the perfect compromise.

He keeps his distance, but he strikes the perfect compromise.

A beach holiday in West Africa had seemed the perfect compromise.

For people who are serious about healthful eating, it's the perfect compromise between, say, death by chocolate and no dessert at all.

To telecommute would be a perfect compromise of all of these needs.

The cave, safe but with a reassuringly clear view of the sea, had been a perfect compromise between security and convention.

However, cutting it back to say 10-15 years would be a perfect compromise.

While this is not every aspiring music star's dream, for some it's a perfect compromise.