Sentence examples for aimed to settle from inspiring English sources

But all aimed to settle the controversial question of human expansion from Africa.

Grappling with the onslaught of scrutiny, and the perception that it was something of a bully in Washington, JPMorgan has aimed to settle most cases and take a conciliatory approach with government authorities, people close to the bank said.

Fleeing pogroms in Russia, and sponsored by one of the philanthropic societies that aimed to settle Jews on farms rather than in cities, 43 families arrived in Salem County in 1882 and formed the Alliance Colony, the first of scores of Jewish agricultural colonies in the United States, all of which have long since died.

The DNA study aimed to settle that question, Foster says.

The 1965 Grazing Reserve Law aimed to settle herders in northern Nigeria, through the acquisition of 'native land' for grazing.

The Key Project of the Hubble Space Telescope aimed to settle the differences by remeasuring the Hubble constant using various methods.

Dunn aims to settle these questions with another citizen-science initiative.

Usually, it tells me, it aims to settle such claims within eight weeks.

The penalty aims to settle allegations, dating back to 2005, about the way the bank selected mortgages, packaged them into bonds and sold on to investors.

Nujaifi is in close contact with Maliki to prepare for the national conference that aims to settle the political deadlock later this month.

Bush administration officials say the effort -- which aims to settle the issue before a European summit meeting starting Dec. 12 -- is motivated by longstanding foreign policy considerations.