Sentence examples for honorable compromise from inspiring English sources

"His instinct is to try, if he can, to find an honorable compromise with Republicans," Mr. Podesta said.

Sanctifying the practice of "honorable compromises," the European Union is continually buying time, but it remains stagnant in the face of old and new problems.

Reagan and Tip would battle like lions during the day, share a classic movie together at night and reach honorable compromises when they were needed to serve the nation.

With adversaries, compromise is honorable: Today's adversary could be tomorrow's ally.

Offering praise for qualities he said he did not find in today's Republican leaders, Mr. Jeffords said Mr. Chafee knew "that compromise was honorable, and usually necessary" to enact legislation.

"I believe South Carolinians will join together and embrace this compromise as an honorable way to resolve this debate once and for all".

After all, he said, "the founding fathers thought compromise was an honorable thing".

Compromised cops and honorable thieves aren't uncommon in Melville's films, which nevertheless have a moral clarity made soulful by fatalism.

Plutarch held that accepting life under tyranny would have compromised Cato's self-consistency (constantia) as a Stoic and impaired his freedom to make the honorable moral choices.

These are honorable aims.

Honorable Mention: Brian Matusz.