Sentence examples for settlements build from inspiring English sources

This week's settlements build on a campaign that Mr. Spitzer began in 1999 to bring the New Source Review provision to bear on power companies east of the Mississippi that had been making major upgrades and portraying them as routine maintenance in order to dodge the Clean Air Act.

This week's settlements build on a campaign that Mr. Spitzer began in 1999 to bring the New Source Review provision to bear on power companies east of the Mississippi that had been making major upgrades and portraying them as routine maintenance in an effort to dodge the Clean Air Act.

"There have been no new settlements built in the past 20 years," he said in an attempt to differentiate between building new communities and new settlement units.

There are also disputes between reception villages and new settlements built by repatriates.

All settlements built on occupied or annexed land are illegal under international law.

Old timers speak wistfully about Sea Breeze and Manilla Village, settlements built on stilts in the marshes.

The plan calls for Israel to dismantle all settlements built since Prime Minister Ariel Sharon came to power in March 2001.

The Qatari statement, in the Arab League's name, thus implied that some Jewish settlements built on occupied land in the West Bank could remain part of Israel.

Or how about removing the illegal West Bank settlements built by renegade settler groups against the will of Israel's government.

An Israeli court would never enforce the principle of international law that says all settlements built in the occupied West Bank are illegal.

Egypt is in the midst of a severe housing shortage, with the government demolishing some of the illegal settlements built by those in need of shelter.