Sentence examples for force compromise from inspiring English sources

In fact, Americans tend to prefer divided government, on the assumption that it will curb the excesses of either side and force compromise.

Some involved disputes over federal spending, an area where Mr. Bush has used veto threats to force compromise with fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill.

A Senate where 51 votes rule — not the filibuster-proof 60 — may well have empowered the political center to force compromise, taking power from the political poles, and especially from the party leadership, and returning it to potential deal makers.

The criticism has built on a frequent critique of the straggly-bearded Archbishop Williams, 58, as an other-worldly, Oxford-educated theologian who lacks the political skills, and perhaps the power of personality, to force compromise.

But in a year in which expanded Republican majorities in many states have been able to operate without the usual obstacles presented by divided government — threat of veto from a governor, split chambers or even minority opposition large enough to force compromise — these court challenges amount to the first real efforts to slow the crush of conservative legislation.

A grand coalition might force compromise on the issue.

However, the available ingredients in these places force compromises.

The reinforcements used in composites are generally chosen for their high strength and modulus, as might be expected, but economic considerations often force compromises.

These six factors are pushing our system, which was designed to have divided powers and to force compromises, into the realm of paralysis.

The likelihood of a post-election lame-duck session and a raft of laws expiring at year's end — including the Bush-era tax cuts — could give him leverage to force compromises even on taxes.

Mr. McCain is considered a wild card in the Senate and a potential power broker, able to force compromises by working as a bridge between the Democrats and some moderate Republicans.