Sentence examples for settled circumstances from inspiring English sources

This framework gives the piece a subtle tension, as Rafferty's tale of drink-destroyed lives and helpless yearning for home is interwoven with references to the narrator's more settled circumstances (as she herself becomes the listener in the chair, absorbing Rafferty's account).

In the true spirit of modernization theory, the future of pastoral people is not envisaged in settled circumstances only; here, the aim is the ultimate modernization: modernity can only be achieved in urban settings.

Once settled in Chile, circumstances moved him to share his gift of music with others.

The legitimacy of borders settled under such circumstances can be debatable.

When these women rolled into town they didn't have the advantages that the locals have: the connections to get them settled into decent circumstances.

Under the circumstances, Canada settled with the American company involved.

The wedding was a national extravaganza, but afterward Elizabeth, now the Duchess of York, settled in relatively modest circumstances, at least by royal standards.

RF Were it not for New York's romp, the 2013 Supporters' Shield would have been settled by the strange circumstances in Chester, where a late equalizer from Jack McInerney had left Philadelphia drawn 1-1 in the final minutes.

It is now settled, that, under such circumstances, a state court-martial may constitutionally take cognizance of, and inflict the punishment.

Still, like many ex-monarchs, it may have to settle for reduced circumstances.

She was told that it was just a temporary political situation and that it would all settle down, but circumstances in Zimbabwe kept deteriorating.