Sentence examples for attempt at settlement from inspiring English sources

When he returned to Cuba, his uncle was furious that his nephew had made no attempt at settlement, although Grijalba's orders had been to explore only.

An earlier attempt at settlement had proposed a near-total severance of the ties between the bishops and the monarchy and thus an end to the Ottonian system.

An attempt at settlement there was made by Sir William Alexander, to whom Nova Scotia New Scotlandd) had been granted by the Scottish king James VI (after 1603, James I of England).

The Oneidas' offer came one day before all the parties were expected to tell Judge McCurn whether they felt the case should go to trial or whether there should be one last attempt at settlement talks.

The Dutch charted the whole of the western and northern coastlines and named the island continent "New Holland" during the 17th century, but made no attempt at settlement.

Six different flags have claimed the land that composes Big Bend National Park, but the arid Chihuahuan limestone soil resists most attempts at settlement.

In substance, the Good Friday Agreement differed little from the prior attempts at settlement.

The area remained empty until new attempts at settlement began in the 19th century.

The indigenous people, the Carib, rebuffed attempts at settlement by the Dutch, French, and British until the early 18th century, when they allowed the French to settle on part of the western (leeward) side of the island.

This is Mr Almunia's third attempt at a settlement in just under a year.

An American trade official described the latest attempt at a settlement as a product of "considerable discussion" with Canadian negotiators and a "shared proposal".