Sentence examples for in a position to settle from inspiring English sources

In Prague, where real estate values were high, those who had had ownership restored to them and wished to sell were not in a position to settle with all of the current occupants.

Some markets, such as Bangkok, decided not to open at all, the first time the Thai market has been closed since its inception in 1975.The foreign-exchange markets remained open in theory; but in practice they too were grounded, as traders worried whether their counterparties in America would be in a position to settle trades that they might make.

He's not being wholly facetious: essentially, Cumberbatch is too mature to take advantage of the "ridiculous, very flattering adoration" that he has attracted since Sherlock was screened last August, but nor does he feel that he is in a position to settle down.

And it's only a matter of time until Howie, who has borne a grudge toward Danny since Danny tricked and abandoned him in childhood and is now in a position to settle that score, challenges his cousin's most fundamental assumptions about human contact.

Thanks to new research (Fontana 2009) we are now in a position to settle on certain issues in Bodin's life that have remained matters of conjecture until quite recently, such as his supposed visit to Geneva in 1552 (on which, see below).

It would also be in a better position to settle the lawsuits with the music industry quickly.

McClean found himself in a superb position to settle the contest two minutes into stoppage time, only to slash his left-footed shot wide.

The hearer takes the speaker to be in a better position to settle the matter easily and transmit the relevant information, and so seeks the speaker's testimony (Gibbard 1990; Brandom 1994; Faulkner 2007; Keren 2007).

Grey says, "I would probably advise someone in my position to settle.

She's in no position to settle with him.

He's in a position to know.