Although this has led to political fights in regions where dams matter the most, such as the Pacific Northwest, it has also forged historic compromises. (washingtonpost.com)
This would lead to an historic compromise involving the state (not only as is often presented in caricature style as a gang of technocrats and stupid autocratic bureaucrats) but as an effective instrument to implement a transparent and democratic social contract. (religion-online.org)
Mr Adams appealed to unionists to accept the «historic compromise», looking to «the promise and hope of the peace process. (politics.co.uk)