Sentence examples for groundwork for compromise from inspiring English sources
One crucial Essex County legislator, Richard J. Codey, the Democratic co-president of the Senate from West Orange, tried to lay the groundwork for compromise last week when he said he could not support any proposal that did not allow local control over the medical school and the hospital.
The official Iranian press presented the talks as a defeat for the West, and it was possible to imagine that Iran was laying the groundwork for a compromise, which it would claim as a victory.
He met personally with top House leaders last week and laid the groundwork for a compromise by telling them he was committed to including the excise tax in the bill -- even though many rank-and-file House Democrats oppose it.
Senators John McCain and Phil Gramm have laid the groundwork for a compromise that should be acceptable to those genuinely concerned with matters of safety rather than simply scoring points with labor interests that are still fighting a rear-guard action against free trade.
To test support for the competing plans and lay the groundwork for a compromise, officials said that Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, planned to allow debate and votes on the proposals next week to demonstrate that both parties would need to make concessions in any agreement on financing the government through Sept. 30.
They can lay the groundwork for a potential compromise over a different candidate to lead the new agency and, they hope, they can increase their chances of reclaiming Mr. Brown's seat by sending against him a woman who has won considerable acclaim and popularity among liberals for taking on the financial industry.
There is room for compromise.
Jesse laid the groundwork for that".
Elmer really laid the groundwork for me.
"We've laid the groundwork for victory.
