Opinion was also divided on whether the work of Covenant House was being compromised.

Their work is frequently compromised by legal concerns and factors' affecting time and resources.

Good design and honest work are not compromised because the architect has more responsibility for a project.

She has argued the work on the case has been compromised.

Another top official, George Tenet, the director of central intelligence, insisted today that his agency's work had not been compromised by politics.

Asked to name an appropriate time or place, he said that some undercover work could be compromised "by trying to be politically correct."

His work was also compromised by the vandalism.

She says the Ethics Committee's work on her case has been compromised and should be dismissed.

The good news here is that no vital work was compromised as a result.