So they fell back on what is becoming an increasingly frequent alternative for saving land - compromise development.
My Name's Not Friday by Jon Walter David Ficklingg £12.99) sees Samuel, renamed for the day he was sold into slavery in civil-war Mississippi, both saved and compromised by his closeness to Gerald, his lonely young master.
In discussions on cybersecurity legislation in the last Congress, some in Congress seized on the idea that the President or Homeland Security should be given "kill switch" authority to shut down Internet traffic in an effort to save a compromised critical information system.
Because mediation is a confidential, fast, and cost-effective process, it can allow parties to devise face-saving compromises out of the public eye.
If Russia has no intention of intervening elsewhere in Russian-speaking Ukraine, and doesn't intend to annex Crimea, then all sorts of face-saving compromises are possible.
There were some face-saving compromises in the French-New Zealand accord, but essentially it is a result of carefully calculated economic pressure.
At the same time, it would include a series of face-saving compromises to allow American forces to retain the freedom of action that commanders believe is necessary for the operations to remain effective.
AFTER years of legal fights, hurt pride and face-saving compromises, the saga of Endesa, a Spanish utility, and Enel, an Italian energy giant, came to an end on February 20th.
Before it can be seriously considered for a manifesto, further cost-saving compromises – such as restrictions for citizens who already receive a state pension – may need to be considered.
Some labor leaders say Ms. Weingarten is caught in the middle, trying to reach a consensus between unions that vigorously oppose any costly concessions and unions like District Council 37 that, because they are vulnerable to layoffs, are open to money-saving compromises.
While potential face-saving compromises are still in the offing, few observers still believe that Clinton has a major historic or political triumph on the horizon.
