"consider it settled" is a phrase that is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you have come to an agreement and want to express that the decision is finalized. For example: "We have discussed the terms of the agreement and I think we can both agree, so consider it settled."
A 2009 survey, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, found that seventeen per cent of Chinese respondents considered it difficult to settle in the U.S. — but that twice as many, thirty-four per cent, reported difficulty going home, because of reverse culture shock, pollution, and other factors.
Then, shaking a finger at Perkins, he shouted, "And now you have got me into a $125,000 libel suit!" The suit was settled; Wolfe considered it a betrayal by Scribner's; he soon thereafter vented his underlying resentments toward Perkins in a long letter and, in January, 1937, Wolfe left Perkins and Scribner's.
Instead, after considering more than six thousand names, it settled on one that has since become a byword for failure: Edsel.
Still, the amount it settled on was considered very modest — and some judges even expressed bitter disappointment.
Most recently, Mr. Obama has said he would like further reductions in the two countries' nuclear arsenals, something Russia has said it would not consider without settling the dispute over missile defense.
It may now be considered as settled that both the Democratic and the Whig parties hold their respective conventions in May next, to designate their candidates for the offices of President and Vice-President.
If a company could win in court by fighting a criminal investigation or lawsuit -- all while having an ugly episode of its past splayed out in public -- then it should consider settling just to protect the brand, Mr. D'Alessandro says.
China's bid has taken so long in part because its negotiators often seek to reopen issues that American officials consider settled, hoping to extract advantages at each stage of the process.
But even the petro-friendly state government has said it considers the issue settled, even if industry critics say their recognition came too late.
