Sentence examples for asking for a settlement from inspiring English sources
With Tuesday's announcement that the White House had abandoned that approach and was no longer asking for a settlement freeze, it became clear that those questions had grown too big to ignore.
"They did a lot of saber rattling early on," he said, initially asking for a settlement of $30,000 for each of the four defendants -- the fund, Mr. Dodson's management company and the two directors.
It echoes a similar practice in the UK, where law firm ACS Law has been sending letters to thousands of alleged file-sharers, asking for a settlement payment of about £500 per infringement.
In a letter, the man also asked for a settlement of $25,000 "so I can forgive you and not be angry when I see the church," he stated.
Jefferson, the LoanMe borrower, asked for a settlement or deferred payments, telling the company she hoped to provide a Thanksgiving meal and Christmas presents for her 5-year-old granddaughter.
Mr. Black said he had filed a litany of complaints against Ike's, but he is not among those asking for a cash settlement in exchange for allowing Ike's to stay.
In a November letter asking for a public hearing on the settlement, the Independent Petroleum Association of America warned that "the pure depth and breadth of these settlement agreements could harm our membership" and slow oil and gas exploration.
MPHJ never went to court; it is said to have just collected settlements, asking for a thousand dollars per employee of the targeted firm.
Reports have suggested the EU will ask for a divorce settlement of up to €60bn before opening exit talks.
If those talks fail, the European Union could ask for a dispute settlement panel to examine and rule on the permissibility of the measures, a step not possible until next year.
