Sentence examples for compromise close from inspiring English sources

Under the terms of the compromise, close to 86percentt of small businesses -- those with an annual payroll of $500,000 or less -- will be exempt from the mandate to provide employees with health insurance, Ross said, although the Blue Dogs weren't alone in pushing for that change.

So far, Laguna Beach has tried to broker a compromise, closing some roads to skateboarders but leaving most open for at least six months and imposing speed limits.

Conrad negotiated with Schumer to bring the compromise closer to a public plan, but later said that it was still not a "pure public option".

The Bettencourt, Karachi and Takieddine financial scandals have compromised close political associates and some argue that it is vital for Sarkozy to be re-elected in order to escape being prosecuted.

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and top lawmakers agreed to a compromise to close a $19.1 billion deficit and give California a budget, ending the state's record three-month impasse with a vote expected next week on the spending plan, according to legislative leaders.

Compromise, concede, close the deal.

A compromise seemed close yesterday.

But, even if a last-minute compromise was close, as the Miami family and others said, the family clearly had little credibility with a frustrated Attorney General Janet Reno.

But I also knew he had softened his hard-line stance on removing all American military bases from Okinawa, supporting a compromise to close one base by shifting the marines to another.

The doomsday discussions that dominated conversations of late quickly faded as political leaders in Washington first signaled a compromise was close, then finally announced a deal on Sunday night.

The compromise to close the state's huge budget gap included cuts to state agencies of all kinds, but none were as deep as those to the state's public colleges and universities.