11.   A group of Democrats, led by Kent Conrad of North Dakota, seeks compromise.

12.   A visiting judge sought a compromise by ordering that prosecutors could hear the tapes at City Hall.

13.   According to the Times, an unnamed adviser to the president said the deadline is not crucial because both sides are seeking a compromise.

14.   After the vote Reno said that she would continue to seek a compromise with the committee but would not agree to their demands to turn over the entire memos.

15.   But privately, Lott sought a compromise with the White House that would have modified the language of the contentious provisions but kept them in the bill.

16.   But while McEntee was urging the president to draw a line, his advisers were seeking a compromise.

17.   Castaqeda said officials from the army, Interior Ministry and Foreign Affairs Office met to seek a compromise.

18.   Clinton has sought a compromise in the dispute from the outset, sounding sympathetic to both sides.

19.   Cohen, assigned by Clinton to seek a compromise, is expected to brief the president on the results of the discussions as early as Friday.

20.   Clinton could block the strike by appointing a Presidential Emergency Board to seek a compromise.