Sentence examples for Great compromise from inspiring English sources

"That's a great compromise.

I think it's a great compromise.

In the very old days, television was a seen as a great compromise for serious dramatists.

That led to a third great compromise, one that would bedevil the nation for the next 75 years.

But after the vote, Bidwell, perhaps while biting his tongue, said the new alignment was a great compromise.

Zooma: £59.99, argos.co.uk This toy is astonishing to watch and a great compromise for littluns who want a pet when parents are reluctant.

All but two of the 100 senators cloistered themselves in the Old Senate Chamber, where some of the great compromises of the early days of the nation were struck and where modern Senates have met at difficult moments, including the impeachment of President Bill Clinton.

Asked which founder he would most like to have been, he said he would like to have been the one who "brokered the great compromises".The most striking evidence that Mr Roberts is stamping his philosophy on the court is the dramatic decline in business.

Neither side is budging an inch; but the involvement of the pragmatic Hank Paulson, the banker turned treasury secretary, is a good sign.Judge them in 2008It would be foolish to hope for too much: the ill will is great, compromises are hard to fashion and time is short (the next presidential contest is soon upon us).

The point is, this is one of the great compromises of our time.

The greatest compromise must be over free movement.