Sentence examples for seek terms from inspiring English sources

Despite the continuing horrendous losses, however, and starvation and civil unrest in Germany, they refused to seek terms.

But he will have to seek terms from the left-leaning Lib Dems while the money markets pummel sterling and the bond market.

Underlining the authorities' determination to set a strong precedent and avoid any repeat of such wildcat action, Attorney General C ido Conde-Pumpido also insisted that, while the strike's leadership would most likely face the toughest sentencing, he would seek terms of at least three years for all those responsible for a chaotic weekend that affected about 650,000 passengers.

The new governor, Asim ibn Abdallah al-Hilali, managed to check Harith's advance on the capital, Marw, and forced him to seek terms.

This invasion was not entirely successful, but Owain Gwynedd was induced to seek terms and to give up some territory in the north-east of Wales.

But before he could arrive to the rescue, Paetus had capitulated: the Parthians, aware that relief was nearing, increasingly harassed the Romans, until Paetus was forced to send a letter to Vologases to seek terms.

Eighteen suspects were convicted and one was acquitted, Communist Party newspaper Granma said, in a case where prosecutors had sought terms of up to 20 years.

When Fulk arrived at Chinon the castle's garrison immediately sought terms and surrendered.

With Trajan's troops pressing towards the Dacian capital Sarmizegethusa, Decebalus once more sought terms.

Barack Obama (in November) and Nicolas Sarkozy (in May) will both seek second terms.

We must seek reasonable terms of cooperation that people who disagree about much can nonetheless accept.