The phrase "about settlements in the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing topics related to settlements, such as legal, geographical, or social issues.
Example: "The report provides detailed information about settlements in the region and their impact on local communities."
Alternatives: "regarding settlements in the" or "concerning settlements in the".
Another impulse is to make connections: for example, in that day's Weekend magazine there was an article about settlements in the disputed territories in the West Bank, and how settlers are subsidised and lured to live there by the mundane considerations of an extra bedroom, cheap childcare and good schools.
"This will put Bayer in a stronger position when they talk about settlements in the future," said analyst Andreas Theisen of WestLB Panmure.
It could also weaken pragmatists and inflame internal differences in both countries at a time when efforts to bring about settlements in Syria and Yemen need all the help they can get.
Analysis of figures from 96 universities responding in full, reveal about £87m spent on about 4,000 settlements in the past two years.
Some 285,000 Israelis now live in about 120 recognized settlements in the West Bank, not including East Jerusalem.
The Europeans, for their part, are hoping Mr Bush will press Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, next week over an issue they care deeply about: Israel's settlements in the West Bank.But as Europeans and Americans start to assemble a more positive agenda, China and the arms embargo could still cause a bust-up.
Israel has built about 100 settlements in the West Bank since the late 1960s.
Israel has built about 150 settlements in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, where around 220,000 settlers live.
And, to a question about Israeli settlements in the West Bank: "You're not going to get me in a fight with the President".
Because of a production error, a front-page article yesterday about Jewish settlements in the West Bank omitted part of a sentence in some copies.
Correction: April 29 , 2002 Monday Because of a production error, a front-page article yesterday about Jewish settlements in the West Bank omitted part of a sentence in some copies.
