One might object that they concentrate on this at the expense of the deeper forces compelling the warring parties towards compromise, or at least to contemplate compromise.
"Eventually, they begin to contemplate compromises.
Keith Olbermann tore into President Obama for contemplating a compromise with the Republicans over the debt ceiling that includes cuts in Social Security and major changes to Medicare.
The Brotherhood denies negotiating with the military, but some sources suggest senior Brotherhood officials have contemplated a compromise that would see the camp disbanded in exchange for the release of senior Muslim Brothers from prison.
In the first two days, both delegations said they had never seen the other side so prepared to discuss detailed "final status" arrangements, and so seemingly willing to contemplate fundamental compromises.
On both sides, it is easier to reiterate long-standing negotiating positions and insist on sacrosanct principles rather than contemplate painful compromises.
However, he observed that James "concluded the Catholic church to be the sole authoritative voice on earth, and thenceforward ... he not only stood firm against surrender but on no single occasion contemplated the least compromise or by a word would modify the impression made".
Anyone still contemplating victory will find negotiated compromises unbearable.
In contemplating a dramatization and pledging no compromise, Levin told Frank he would do it "tenderly and with utmost fidelity".
The overseeing bodies in both countries actively discouraged contractual disputes, and put considerable pressure on purchasers and providers contemplating use of formal arbitration to negotiate compromise settlements.
