Every compromise that helped persuade some politician drained another's enthusiasm.

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If the Brussels negotiators have to ask advance permission from member states for every compromise, it is hard to see how they can hope to make substantial progress before the December deadline.

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So better to kill one company than have to compromise with every other on wages.

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