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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are settled that" is not correct in standard written English.
It is not commonly used and may lead to confusion in meaning.
Example: "The terms of the agreement are settled that both parties will share the responsibilities equally."
Alternatives: "are agreed that" or "are determined that".
Exact(2)
The overwhelming majority of ligation matters are settled; that requires a combination of persuasiveness and collaboration with opposing counsel, clients, and the court to effect settlement.
NYT employee: The question is — we're talking about the debate, what matters are settled that shouldn't even be debated, versus what the debate actually is.
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But even if the immediate dispute is settled, that will hardly dent the longer-term problem.
With them, nothing was "settled" that was not right.
He shares the opposition to same-sex marriage expressed by his rivals but says the supreme court is settling that question.
Mother Nature is settling that argument, just as climate scientists said she would.
It is settled that composites can be best used in conjunction with other materials.
That is, the science is settled that humans are causing current climatic changes and the science is settled that we are observing these changes throughout the natural world.
Later, it was settled that eating three dinners was equivalent to attending for the whole term.
This is important because it is settled that, in general, the law gives copying for scientific purposes a wide scope.
We Americans were settled that this would lead to a final end to years of full-scale fighting.
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