"The so-called compromise was not about protecting animals, it was about placating agri-business."

In the first Riksdag, however, the so-called "compromise", which afterwards played such an important part in Swedish political life, came into existence.

In the final hours of last week's so-called doomsday-budget compromise, a strong push to restore arts financing was under way.

The so-called compromise touted by Massachusetts legislators shortchanges working people as usual.

With its back to the wall, Slovenia signed the so-called 'Spanish compromise' .

The arrogance of the large countries and their interests in trade and transport has in this so-called compromise at third reading been the deciding factor.

It is, however, a vast improvement on the Luxembourg Presidency's so-called compromise, which was doomed to failure.

We must not give up on creating something that is legally binding because of this so-called compromise.

The so-called compromise they are suggesting gives them practically everything they want, and leaves us with almost nothing of what we want.

"And my impression is that what has been offered as a so-called compromise is not in the spirit of 1441."