Sentence examples for has often settled for from inspiring English sources

He has long been adept at mimicking the voicelike cry of Jimi Hendrix's guitar playing, but he has often settled for impressive flurries of notes rather than attempting more structured improvisations.

On one side is Sir Paul's gift for easy, bubbly melody -- tunes that are so shapely that in the past he has often settled for finishing them as harmless little ditties.

Labor leaders say the tax would hit not only wealthy executives with expensive health benefits, but also many rank-and-file union members who have often settled for lower wage increases in exchange for more generous health benefits.

But President Reagan often settled for less.

Traditionally, the Detroit companies often settled for incremental improvements, particularly on the design side.

People make do, often settling for less.

The Dutchman has often had to settle for a place on the bench this season but the injury to Kroos has offered him a chance.

I wonder if this has anything to do with a recent study which posits that socially monogamous animals often settle for mates who are not very sexually attractive.

He struggled to find anything worth buying from China, often settling for arts and crafts.

Moreover, those who relocate to find work often settle for lower salaries.

(A trick at least as old as that 1996 recording, it nods, perhaps, toward current theories that Bach himself may often have settled for one voice per part in choruses).