Sentence examples for demanded to settle from inspiring English sources

When he was a tax officer, and saw that he could make no impact by working within the system, he started Parivartan; when Parivartan's small-scale fixes — mostly countering bribes demanded to settle electricity and billing disputes — left him unsatisfied, he campaigned for the Right to Information Act.

At this time, the Avars demanded to settle in Byzantine imperial territory in Scythia Minor, whose defences had been devastated by a recent Kotrigur invasion led by Zabergan.

"It is true now and it always has been true".India was notorious for demanding to settle its foreign debts in precious metals and owed everyone for their trade.

The local gaming community is demanding — unlikely to settle for poor quality or for products simply because they come from nearby.

The council members demanded about $800 to settle the matter and annulled the marriage after he refused to pay or to subject his bride to the virginity test, he said.

Comics, of course, thrive on matching or teaming heroes, with letter columns demanding specific bouts to settle whether Superman is faster than the Flash, stronger than Wonder Woman or can out-box Muhammad Ali (don't laugh - that's a very collectible special).

In demanding the right to settle and rebuild their lives, migrants challenged the political narratives that excluded them from belonging to Europe and claiming the wealth and social benefits concentrated in a handful of European states.

When, in 375, the Huns invaded Russia, the Goths demanded and obtained permission to settle within the borders of the Roman Empire.

But Macmillan's chief executive, John Sargent, said "the terms the DOJ demanded were too onerous" to settle and would allow Amazon "to recover the monopoly position it had been building before our switch to the agency model".

Late starts are not the product of laziness but in fact of ambition — of wanting to meet educational goals and career demands and refusing to settle until you've absolutely, totally, definitely met the right person.

The rumor was that Maestri was demanding $10 million from Zynga to settle the litigation.