Sentence examples similar to pressed for generous settlement from inspiring English sources
Meir pressed for a peace settlement in the Middle East by diplomatic means.
As lord chancellor, Hyde pressed for a generous Act of Oblivion, which spared most republicans from royalist vengeance, and for speedy provision of royal revenue.
Holbrooke also pressed for a political settlement with Taliban leaders.
In the past five years, as the economy has grown steadily, workers have not pressed for inflationary pay settlements.
The move, days after senior American officials visited Jerusalem to press for a settlement freeze, prompted sharp international criticism.
Judges feel overworked and want to conserve judicial resources, so they press for a settlement.
Mr. Uribe should instead press for a political settlement.
He urged neighboring countries like Algeria and Mauritania to press for a political settlement.
The guild continued to press for an industrywide settlement that would make the questions moot.
Keynes's arguments for a more generous settlement were prescient.
And finally, in return for such a generous settlement, police might be prevailed upon to drag their working practices and retirement rules into the modern age.
