Sentence examples for settlement served from inspiring English sources

Under the name Eboracum, the settlement served as the Romans' northern military headquarters until they withdrew about 400 ce.

Located at the foot of the Des Moines rapids, beyond which steamboats could not pass up the Des Moines River, the settlement served as a transshipment point after the completion of the railroad in 1856.

New Jersey's acting attorney general said the settlement served as a message that the authorities would protect citizens against anyone who invaded their computer privacy.

The settlement served two primary purposes: settle a portion of the public land trust revenue dispute and allow OHA to generate revenue on these lands to fund services and programs that further its statutorily-established responsibility to protect and promote Native Hawaiian rights and to better the conditions of Native Hawaiians.

The settlement serves a fruit- and dairy-farming area.

The judge must decide whether the proposed settlement serves the public interest.

The second circuit specifically says the decision on whether the settlement serves that purpose "rests squarely with the SEC".

Old Salem, a replica of the original Moravian settlement, serves as an open-air museum, and Historic Bethabara Park is the site of the first Moravian settlement in the state.

"This settlement serves as another reminder that the SEC will hold hedge fund managers accountable when their employees violate the securities laws".

Christine Karbowiak, a spokeswoman with Bridgestone/Firestone, issued a statement saying the settlement serves "the best interests of our customers, our employees and our company".

The settlement serves as the denouement for the $5.4 billion sale of the complex at the peak of the real estate boom in 2006, when it was hailed as the largest American real estate deal ever.