1.   Both Democrats and Republicans are seeking a compromise on the issue.

2.   But a day after the blow-up, the committee assigned to seek a compromise won a three-month reprieve.

3.   Ministers are seeking a compromise that would reassure rebel peers who rejected a bill abolishing the clause last week.

4.   Britain would either be overwhelmed as France had been or would seek a compromise with Hitler.

5.   Although Clinton and the congressional leaders-in-waiting promised to cooperate, both sides signaled that they will go only so far in seeking compromise.

6.   An adviser to the president, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that deadline is unimportant, because both sides are seeking a compromise.

7.   And Xu offered no hope that Beijing would seek a compromise.

8.   At the same time, Lockhart said, White House officials are continuing to seek a compromise short of impeachment.

9.   At the moment, he said, no one seems ready to take a deep breath and seek real compromise.

10.   A conference committee has been impaneled to seek a compromise, but given the seemingly irreconcilable, ideologically riven positions, consensus seems unlikely.