Sentence examples for settlements as a from inspiring English sources

While Siemens sought to portray the latest settlements as a milestone, anticorruption campaigners were less satisfied.

"People latch onto settlements as a sign that things are improving," Mr. Clohessy said.

And it seems like he sees ending settlements as a way to start this process.

A Goldman Sachs or Marsh & McLennan, to this view, tends to see such settlements as a cost of doing business.

Last year, Washington pressed Israel to halt all construction of settlements as a prelude to peace talks.

The Blackstone Group, SAC's largest outside client with about a $550 million investment, views the settlements as a positive development, according to a person familiar with Blackstone's thinking.

Previous American administrations have described settlements as an obstacle to peace, saying their status would be determined in negotiations.

Fifth, immediate stop of confiscating of lands and building settlements and expansion in the existing settlements as an introduction to removing them and to remove the separation walls.

The case was brought by Palestinians, represented by an Israeli lawyer, and Peace Now, a group that opposes settlements as an obstacle to peace.

Mr. Bush has rarely emphasized any role of Israeli settlements as an "obstacle to peace," the longstanding formulation in American policy.

We're hoping for a settlement as quickly as possible".