The phrase "reached a consent" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to refer to a situation in which two or more parties have come to an agreement or understanding, either verbally or in writing. For example: After weeks of negotiation, the two sides finally reached a consent and signed the contract.
After Facebook reached a consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission for deceiving consumers about privacy.
In the United States, just three years ago the federal government reached a consent decree with a class of over 20,000 black farmers to compensate for years of discrimination by the Department of Agriculture.
Detroit's state-appointed financial review team will hold a public meeting Monday and is expected either to announce the group has reached a consent agreement with the city or to recommend Gov. Snyder appoint an emergency manager for Detroit.
The Bus Riders Union's new service plan, written after the union reached a consent decree with the MTA in 1996 that required the agency to improve bus service for minority riders, calls for, among other things, 544 new buses and 50 shuttles.
Though Ms. Stewart could reach a consent decree without indicating any guilt, the price might be a removal, at least temporarily, from her company.
I think we reached a mutual-consent termination of his contract last night," the Scot said on Thursday.
The FEC issued the ruling after it reached an August consent judgment on the same issue in the case of Carey v. FEC.
When interviewers reached a household that consented to participate, the first interview in the cluster was conducted; upon completion, respondents were asked for a referral or introduction to the nearest Syrian household.
But in order to reach a unanimous consent agreement on the norms governing floor debate on the nomination, Republicans should push for as much time as is reasonably possible.
On Jan . 7 the city, the Justice Department and the plaintiffs from the lawsuit reached an agreement on a consent decree that allowed them to monitor the unit.
The Philadelphia Union reached a contract termination by mutual consent with midfielder Freddy Adu, who signed with Esporte Clube Bahia, a Brazilian club.
