Sentence examples for only to settle from inspiring English sources

But the point isn't (or isn't only) to settle scores.

At this point you probably want a cup of coffee, if only to settle your stomach.

It would not be the first time Europeans have hoped for an honourable exit from a colonial entanglement, only to settle for a hasty one.

Every day, more and more people arrive in Nairobi, drawn by the hope of a better life, only to settle in slums.

Many of the recruits had come to America as young refugees fleeing a brutal civil war, only to settle in a gang-ridden enclave of Minneapolis.

The company had sued Bank of America and one of its research analysts, only to settle by paying $2 million (and gaining the testimony of the analyst).

As the 60-hour assault on Mumbai reminds us, President Obama will not only have to settle Iraq and Afghanistan but be prepared to handle the "unexpected".

Swedish defender Olsson was unlikely hero for the Rams, curling home the only goal to settle a scrappy match with just over 10 minutes left.

C.L.: You know, back before guns, Cartoon-Offs were the only way to settle disputes.

The only way to settle the debate with any certainty was to conduct a rigorous experiment.

But at that point, one person briefed on the talks said, the bank was offering only $1 billion to settle.