The combat system is not designed as a whole, so much as a bunch of compromises hanging together because they just about get the job done.
By then at least 30,000 Londoners had died in successive cholera epidemics, but the main impetus to tackle the problem was the Great Stink of 1858, when during a steaming summer the fetid Thames was so appalling that MPs considered abandoning the Palace of Westminster, and compromised by hanging deodorising chemical-soaked sacking over the windows.
Pundits counsel caution, hanging onto visions of bipartisan compromise.
And most of today's rock stars apparently do not feel that their artistic integrity or anti-establishment credibility are compromised when Sears or Pepsi-Cola banners are hanging over the stages at their performances.
There was some debate around this, naturally, but there seemed to be a question hanging over whether or not diversification would compromise fun.
"As I have previously indicated, a serious debate on energy legislation is significantly compromised with the cynical politics of comprehensive immigration reform hanging over the Senate," Mr. Graham said in a statement.
This gives Charest little reason to compromise since his re-election prospects now depend largely on the protesters' knack for hanging themselves with the rope he gives them.
There are inspirational sayings from Dr. Salk hanging on the walls, like one calling for people to "optimize and not compromise".
Towels that dry faster on the line can feel softer, such as hanging them out on a windy, warm sunny day, or you could even compromise and give them a quick 5 minute tumble in the dryer before hanging them up or after bringing them in off the line.
Mr Djindjic, hanging on as Serbia's prime minister, however unpopular, would mark that down as a victory for himself.The compromise over Montenegro is sensible.
