Sentence examples for shaky compromise from inspiring English sources

That question, simple enough on the surface, goes to the heart of the shaky compromise the court achieved two years ago when it preserved the constitutionality of the guidelines by making them "advisory" rather than mandatory, while not explaining what advisory was supposed to mean.

Although the crisis had was resolved only by a shaky compromise, the council's ideal of resident bishops bit by bit became the reality that we take for granted today.

I did not wish to renegotiate with a view to reaching a shaky compromise just a few hours after having approved the Laeken Declaration that aims to put an end to just such a manner of running the European Union.

Rechy, by contrast, led a life in which shaky compromises outnumbered acts of defiance.

Critics will say that is the inevitable consequence of a deal that was built on the shaky ground of compromise and turning the blind eye.

The deal is already proving shaky, regardless of any handshake compromise.

But any official alliance would compromise India's own shaky relationship with China.

Officials there also showed no willingness to compromise, saying that with shaky public finances and an aging population, they had no choice but to make drastic cuts.

In Thailand, the political opposition has used the issue to pressure the shaky coalition government of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, making compromise difficult.

Many in the party greeted the comedian's stunning success as a welcome wake-up call, an opportunity to pursue a strong reformist and progressive agenda and regain an identity that had been blurred through compromises made in the course of cobbling together shaky centrist coalitions.

Using the wrong tool (e.g., a shaky chair instead of a stable ladder) or using a tool improperly invites injury to yourself and can compromise the quality of the job you're doing.