I do not believe any such compromise is possible."

VOA: special.2009.10.29

So the instinct of many cabinet officers and other senior officials is "Boy, when we take this to the president, let's see if we can reach some sort of 4 compromise, you know, you say 2, I say 4, let's just go tell the president 3 that we've agreed on 3."

所以许多内阁官员,还有其他高层的领导人的本能都是，我们把这个给总统处理之前，先看看我们能不能各自让步,比如你说2，我说，我们就告诉总统,我们都同意“

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

"I think this president believes we can't afford not to." Hopes for a bipartisan compromise on health care appear to be fading.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

"And I think this nation is on the right track in promoting democratic consensus and promoting compromise."

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

"I think both sides understand that they have to come to some sort of compromise."

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

"I think the tragedy is he had to compromise upon the attempts to clear his name in order to smooth the path home to Libya,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.19