31.   One central political truth in the capital is that it is very hard to strike a compromise if one side thinks it can win outright.

32.   Political jockeying will continue before the budget compromise is struck.

33.   Panetta said Clinton was eager to strike compromises with Republicans who control Congress, but the White House official warned that Clinton would only compromise so far.

34.   Recently they struck a compromise, which is expected to win approval in both chambers this week.

35.   She is sandwiched between freshman conservatives who want more aggressive tactics and a leadership increasingly eager to strike the compromises needed to pass legislation.

36.   So a compromise was struck, and two quarterbacks were named to the first team.

37.   Striking a compromise on health care will be tough because both sides are sharply divided and dug into ideological trenches.

38.   The current House bill strikes a compromise between SPA and IRS positions.

39.   The lawsuit says that Walker had repeatedly sought to strike a compromise with the administration, but he had been rebuffed at every turn.

40.   The proposal thus strikes a compromise between the desire of many Democrats to keep Medicaid as an entitlement and Republican demands for block grants.