Sentence examples for had been to settle from inspiring English sources

What the stories didn't capture was how eager Microsoft had been to settle — so eager that Bill Gates had been willing to abandon endlessly touted principles to achieve an armistice.. On June 7th, 2000, Jackson accepted the government's proposal to split Microsoft in two.

The agency's usual practice has been to settle cases against banks without naming any top executives and without requiring any admission of wrongdoing.

What the stories didn't capture was how eager Microsoft had been to settle so eager that Bill Gates had been willing to abandon endlessly touted principles to achieve an armistice.

And until recently little research had been done to settle the controversy.

On Wednesday, Mr. Murdoch denied that payments had been made to settle lawsuits.

Since his epic march with Nansen, Johansen had been unable to settle down.

When it comes to fans, she has been happy to settle for quantity over quality.

Borris told defendants – who believed their cases had been settled – to show why their resolutions shouldn't be vacated.

This has led to disputes, and I have been asked to settle the disputes.

Even when it has been forced to settle liability suits, business has continued to grow.

Google has been known to settle cases.