Then,in eighteen fifty, Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky offered a compromise to avoid secession, and a likely war between the North and the South.

VOA: special.2009.03.26

A few lawmakers hoped President Buchanan, in his yearly message to Congress, might propose a compromise.

VOA: special.2009.07.16

In eighteen fifty, the United States Congress debated a proposal for an important compromise.

VOA: special.2009.04.09

This compromise brought a cry of anger from opponents of slavery in Kansas.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

The United States and Britain agreed on a compromise in the Oregon dispute.

VOA: special.2009.03.05

The eighteen fifty compromise was a major issue in the campaign.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

Clay was a firm believer in the idea of compromise.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

In Kampala they agreed on a compromise resolution.

VOA: special.2010.06.21

Democrats in the House of Representatives announced they had reached a compromise on just how to pay for the costly reform measure.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

The generation gap in our country is so huge that it's hard to make a compromise."

VOA: standard.2009.12.16

In a 405 to 1 vote last week, the House approved a compromise resolution largely crafted by Republicans condemning ongoing violence by the Iranian government and pro-government militias against demonstrators, and the suppression of independent electronic communications through interference with the Internet and cell phones.

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