Sentence examples for attempting to settle the from inspiring English sources

He also played a role in attempting to settle the crisis in the Central African Republic.

Two public screenings of Francesca at Venice have been cancelled, but filmmakers are attempting to settle the dispute to ensure nationwide release.

He started to organize his finances, and attempted to settle the numerous lawsuits pending against him across the country.

In November 2012 Puerto Ricans went to the polls for the fourth time in 45 years to attempt to settle the question of the commonwealth's political status.

The cases are still pending, and Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. of United States District has urged HUD and the banks that are servicing the loans to attempt to settle the case.

The Dutch took possession of it from 1598 to 1710, called it Mauritius for the stadhouder (governor) Maurice of Nassau, and attempted to settle the island in 1638 58 and again in 1664 1710; abandoning their attempts, they left it to pirates.

The latest case in point is the Justice Department's curious announcement that it will attempt to settle the huge lawsuit against the tobacco industry brought by the Clinton administration two years ago, explaining in part that it thinks the case is weak.

He played a major role in building concepts of a just monarchy into the historic charter, which attempted to settle the bitter feud between the tyrannical King John and his nobles.

Several of the companies, Apple and Google among them, attempted to settle the case out of court — offering the tech workers more than three hundred million dollars — but in August a judge ruled that the settlement was too low.

If any of these efforts succeeds, the expectation among lawyers like Mr Anderson is that some of the affected dioceses would seek Chapter 11 protection while they attempt to settle the cases.

The Formula of Concord (1577), a Lutheran confession, attempted to settle the matter by stating that rites and ceremonies that were matters of religious indifference could not be imposed during times of controversy.