Sentence examples for limited settlement from inspiring English sources

Further, the policy of creating large patroon land grants, five in all, along the river under feudal proprietors, limited settlement.

Some limited settlement followed, and in 1549 the capitanias were united under a governor general who established residence at Bahia (now Salvador, Brazil).

And why deny with such force — as the administration did — the existence of previous understandings between the United States and Israel over limited settlement construction?

Israel is trying to reach common ground with the Americans and to revive what it insists were firm, if informal, understandings with the Bush administration allowing limited settlement growth.

Yes, Powell warned about the ecological and economic consequences of exploiting the West; yes, he called for limited settlement of Western lands, for, as he said, there is not sufficient water to irrigate the region.

Recently, Israelis and Palestinians have each pointed to their political constraints while being actively encouraged by this administration to agree to a limited settlement moratorium and indirect talks, respectively.

The outrage that has followed is no surprise.In response, the special arbitrator, Kenneth Feinberg, has limited settlements for richer victims.

The expansion, it said, violates pledges by the Israeli government to limit settlement growth to land within the current boundaries, as well as the spirit of a withdrawal plan from Gaza and the four West Bank settlements.

She also urged him to return to the bargaining table with Israel, based on Mr. Netanyahu's offer to limit settlement construction to 3,000 additional housing units — an offer he rejected.

Furthermore, spatial autocorrelation in male ornamentation has been shown to affect the interpretability of female mating patterns [58] and female quality and competition also seem to limit settlement patterns [81], [82].

The more likely outcome, officials said, is a compromise in which Israel would agree to limit settlements, but exempt West Bank areas that are certain to remain part of Israel under a peace deal.