Many see Morocco, who are bidding for the third time, as a compromise candidate.

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But Turkish politics being as fractious as it is, he emerged as the compromise candidate.

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There remained the chance of being picked as a compromise candidate if the front-runners were deadlocked.

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Now two rival political factions appear to have agreed on a compromise candidate: its army commander, Michel Suleiman.

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Chile, whose ruling coalition suffered a bitter split over Venezuela's candidacy, and which abstained, talked of a compromise candidate.

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Not affiliated with any political party, he could be the best compromise candidate if no grouping gains enough votes to install its leader as president.

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Agreement has been reached on a compromise presidential candidate - army commander General Michel Suleiman - but rival factions cannot agree on how to share power once he becomes president.

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So any candidate proposing a compromise in April's general election will probably lose votes.

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If the taxpayer cannot currently afford to pay anything on her IRS accounts, and her ability to pay in the future is in doubt, then she is a candidate for an offer in compromise.

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All the same, if the Greek-Cypriots manage to elect the least bad candidate on offer, there is still a flicker of hope that compromise may eventually be reached.

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Independent candidate George Ferguson has described the bus rapid transit scheme as a "terrible compromise".

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