Sentence examples for rather settle from inspiring English sources

We are inclined to get into wars rather settle differences peacefully.

It seems a safe bet that the officials would rather settle than have to defend the bank's actions, with specificity, before the authorities.

The Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Education has so far taken a conciliatory tone, making clear that, even if it eventually makes a finding of discrimination, it would rather settle the matter than litigate.

One federal judge has compared its lawsuits to an "extortion scheme" writing that many defendants, whether they committed copyright infringement or not, would rather settle than face the costs and potential embarrassment of fighting their cases.

Deborah Underwood's playful text provides god-robots, tools, sprockets, and a heroine who elects to explore, rather settle for marriage – and Meg Hunt's original, galactic illustrations remind young readers not to limit their dreams to the earthbound.

I'd rather settle for the altogether more twisted (but frankly no less accurate) "history" of Iron Sky (2012, Revolver, 15), the Finnish, crowd-funded weirdie about Nazis escaping to the moon in 1945, since when they've been planning their return to Earth, apparently.

It's not about giving up or giving in, but rather settling in for the ride.

The activated macrophages reach a level at which the tumor cells are no longer growing, rather settling around a small population size.

It makes sense to negotiate the terms of a suspension rather than stage a public fight about it, but another player might choose to fight rather than settle.

Rather than settle in to an afternoon of Segway riding, swimming-pool cavorting and computer gaming, Kim Dotcom, instead, made some rather large pronouncements.

Those under indictment may choose to fight in court rather than settle quickly.