compromises

Currie says the band never got bigger in America partly because “the huge artistic compromises didn’t hold much appeal for us.”

The participants genuinely looked determined to work out compromises that only a few weeks ago appeared illusory.

Rounding off a joint statement where he had to make no promises, no concessions and no compromises, Putin may have felt at ease enough to break into English – a rare occurrence.

But it makes the compromises necessary for peace hard to achieve.

“Fan conduct that disrupts the game or compromises the safety of anyone in the arena will not be tolerated.”