Sentence examples for settlement until from inspiring English sources

Instead, the country defaulted, claiming it could not remunerate the hold-outs without inviting a tidal wave of other claims that would immediately overwhelm its reserves.Now that the threat of default has been ineffective in forcing a settlement (until and unless a worsening economic situation brings the Argentine government back to the table), NML will seek alternative pressure points.

There was little free settlement until the coming of the Trans-Siberian Railroad in the 1890s.

It later became a Carthaginian settlement until its capture by the Romans in 254 bc.

The Soviet Army bombed the settlement until there was no one left.

Tobago, also sighted by Columbus in 1498, did not have any permanent European settlement until the 18th century.

Funds for scientific research were spared painful cuts in October's comprehensive spending review, with a flat cash settlement until 2015.

Mr. Hess said yesterday that the lawsuit had been "close to settlement until this hiccup on Monday".

They have a point: previous Israeli governments have refused to roll back the settlements until a final peace settlement was delivered.

Israel is committed to a partial freeze in the West Bank settlements until late September, but refuses to include East Jerusalem, where it claims sovereignty.

That firm sued a number of tech giants, persuading many to sign multimillion-dollar settlements, until a jury declared some of the patents invalid last year.

No doubt Israeli troops will remain in control of settlements until there is a negotiated withdrawal, whether it occurs in one stroke or in stages.