Sentence examples for national settlements from inspiring English sources

But the next biggest reason was that schools had no interest or desire to change such national settlements.

Tamar Meissels thus argues in favor of "taking existing national settlements into account as a central factor in demarcating territorial boundaries" since this line " has both liberal foundations" (i.e., in the work of John Locke) and liberal-national appeal (2009, 159) grounded in its affinity with the liberal doctrine of national self-determination.

After years of contentious, costly litigation, our suits produced major national settlements, with billions of dollars for state anti-tobacco campaigns, and court-mandated reforms in cigarette marketing practices.

On Sept. 30, Ms. Harris pulled out of negotiations for a new, even larger national settlement with the nation's largest mortgage servicers, citing concerns that that deal would also fail to help homeowners adequately.

The housing secretary, Shaun Donovan, has supported debt reduction for certain homeowners who owe more than their homes are worth and helped negotiate the $25 billion national settlement with the nation's largest banks over foreclosure abuses, which includes homeowner debt relief.

That reserve includes the $3.75 billion national settlement.

Remember the $25bn national settlement with five banks last year?

Wyeth officials sought in 2000 to wrap up fen-phen litigation with the $3.75 billion national settlement.

It is wrong to assume that a lasting, successful and peaceful national settlement will inevitably ensue.

Mr. Peña is the kind of borrower that an $8.7 billion national settlement with Countrywide in 2008 was intended to help.

More than 130,000 homeowners have received $10.5 billion in relief under the national settlement over foreclosure abuses, according to a preliminary report issued Wednesday by the settlement monitor.