These bills reflected a grand compromise between preservation and development.

And no one, including business leaders, is ready to write off substantial business support for some eventual grand compromise.

The six-year-old trade talks are premised on a grand compromise.

"I think what he wants is a grand compromise where the Democrats do the taxing."

The prospects are slim for reaching such a grand compromise this year.

Until the last few days, the dream of a grand compromise on the Federal budget seemed dead.

As in most grand compromises, the outlines of such a deal are obvious.

As with any grand compromise, there are equally obvious problems.

But only a major crisis or a grand historic compromise can bring this about.

That, presidential aides said, showed his desire for "grand compromise."