Sentence examples for a relatively small settlement from inspiring English sources

In a case like Cain's, with a relatively small settlement, it's more likely that the breach would go to civil court for damages to be awarded to the plantiff.

Two pension funds that agreed to a relatively small settlement with the directors of Bank of America over its acquisition of Merrill Lynch are being ordered by a federal judge to strike a better deal beginning on Monday.

To make this point, it reviews the evolution of a relatively small settlement located in the arid Negev Desert Highlands, Israel, and the way this has affected the very cliff on which it is built.

The relatively small settlement is something of a coup for the transportation giant, which has made a habit of sweeping into cities, ignoring existing regulation and forcing lawmakers to play catch-up.

The vote split along racial lines, 12 to 8. Grossman stated that the relatively small settlement showed that Nelson had proceeded with the lawsuit "on a matter of principle".

During the strong uni-axial shaking of 0.3 g, the measured maximum excess pore pressure ratios ranged from 0.70 to 0.85 and a relatively small crest settlement of 5.8 mm (0.22 m prototype) was measured.

The buckling behavior in the case of a large circumferential central angle for localized settlement is similar to that under global differential settlement, while the effect of the localized settlement with a relatively small central angle is more obvious than that of the global differential settlement, and the snap-through buckling induced by localized settlement would govern the design.

In the agreement, signed last month, Mr. Calas did not admit or deny Ms. James's findings, and the settlement requires a relatively small fine of $50,000, intended to cover the cost of the inquiry.

The bank appears to be following the tried and true path of corporations accused of wrongdoing by cooperating with regulators to avoid criminal charges in the hope of reaching a civil settlement that encompasses a relatively small monetary penalty and an agreement to change its risk management practices, something it has already done.

"There are millions of people who have lost their homes and this settlement will only affect a relatively small number of them".

During this period Rome itself was probably little more than a fortified hilltop settlement and its army a relatively small force, whose activities were limited "mainly [to] raiding and cattle rustling with the occasional skirmish-like battle".