21.   The company also offered a compromise on a tougher attendance policy that angered some workers, the union spokesman said.

22.   The government did offer a compromise, it turns out.

23.   While the Clinton administration offered compromises, they were rejected as inadequate.

24.   A local official said Shephard should have offered a compromise.

25.   After threatening either a walkout, or to vote with the monarchists to stymie the Australian Republican Movement, the breakaway republicans are now offering compromises.

26.   Burton also offered a compromise Monday.

27.   But with that one nugget of something that you agree on, can you build upon that and perhaps offer another compromise to this as a building block?

28.   Clinton himself had not commented on the bill since a letter to Hastert offering compromise on Wednesday.

29.   Coalition leaders offered a compromise Wednesday, suggesting that the budget bill containing the outlay be passed but the actual spending frozen until further discussions.

30.   He has offered some compromises, including a temporary freeze on interest payments for outstanding loans.