Sentence examples for compromise statement from inspiring English sources

Another diplomat, when asked if Monday's statement had been watered down, said: "It's a compromise statement.

His colleague Anatoly Y. Lokot described the compromise statement, which doled out equal criticism to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi and the West, as "the art of sitting on two chairs".

Leslie Tentler, professor of history at the Catholic University of America and director of the university's Center for American Catholic Studies, said in a telephone interview: "It's obviously a compromise statement.

Senior delegates to the gathering, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said American representatives who tried to smooth over the disagreement had been unable to win approval of a compromise statement that would have stopped short of a call for specific action.

The language of that compromise statement was in stark contrast to the previous meeting, in Brussels in December, when the ministers stated, "We remain committed to an early entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty and, in the meanwhile, urge all states to refrain from any acts which would defeat its object and purpose".

Even his deputy, Eric Cantor, the House Republican whip, issued a no-compromise statement on Monday demanding a "clean bill," which means one that would make no distinction between tax cuts for the rich and for everyone else.

Paris has tabled a draft UN security council resolution which calls for a cessation of hostilities - in an echo of the compromise EU statement - a political agreement involving Israel, Lebanon and Hizbullah and the deployment of a peacekeeping force which would probably be led by France.

It was a hard and long process, full of compromises; this statement is offered to people's assemblies around the world for discussions, revisions and endorsements.

"No private data is available or has been compromised," the statement added.

"We regard the data security of our users as one of our greatest responsibilities and want to assure our customers that at no point during this incident was their personal data compromised," the statement read.

But in fact, having to ask a group of eight-year-olds whether they agreed with the statement "compromise is good" benefited the show, and made Non Zero One understand its dynamic and how it can work for an audience whose desire, ability and willingness to interact may vary enormously.