To those on the political right, however, the settlement's an example of government overreach and even extortion.
Schneiderman and the Obama administration tout the $25 billion settlement as an example of their willingness to get tough on big banks that are accused of widespread fraud in the foreclosure process.
BP said Monday that the Anadarko settlement should set an example for the two contractors.
Vincent LePore, a local activist who questions the legality of the settlement, called it an example of "rich people getting what they want out of these towns".
Woodcock cited the SEC's recent $8.2 million settlement with KPMG as an example: That matter involved allegations that KPMG had violated the independence rules and found that, from 2007 to 2011, KPMG provided non-audit services, such as restructuring and corporate finance, to several of its audit clients.
Unfortunately, the housing crisis and now the housing settlement increasingly look like an example of how this mechanism works.
"We wanted to ask whether there really is such a divide, and whether it's influenced human settlement". He calls the studies an example of "psychogeography"—the examination of how environment affects human decisions.
Gov. George E. Pataki of New York announced the settlement yesterday, presenting it as an example of the research and restitution work that has been done by the State Banking Department since 1997, when it was charged with helping to recover assets lost during the Holocaust.
That windfall could be an inheritance or proceeds of a legal settlement, for example.
Phillips's generosity -- he also gave Scott a $20,000 personal loan while Scott waited for his settlement from the government -- is an example of the indelible bond many of the wrongfully convicted and now exonerated feel toward one another.
In another telling portent, the Bosnian government itself gave signals that it was open to territorial swaps, as part of a final settlement: for example, Srebrenica would be handed over to the Serbs in return for some other territorial prize, such as the Sarajevo suburb of Vogosca.
