Sentence examples for settlements of several from inspiring English sources

Settlements of several houses are usual; the houses are round, of poles or bamboo, with thatched roofs.

They lived in settlements of several families in houses built of wood and plastered with mud and clay.

While tens of thousands of personal injury cases are filed each year in New York, most are small cases that result in settlements of several thousand dollars.

Atop the island is a settlement of several limestone walled, red tile-topped buildings.

The majority of the decline came from reduced litigation spending after the settlement of several major lawsuits.

The U. S. Marines discovered a Jap civilian settlement of several hundred frightened souls, filthy and emaciated.

Earlier this week, Drexel reached an agreement with its banks that permitted the settlement of several hundred million dollars worth of securities.

Lawyers for Denyakin's family said his mother rejected an offer of a settlement of several hundred thousand dollars shortly before the verdict was reached.

Nortel suffered an accounting scandal in 2005 which led to the departure of ten senior executives and to a $2.5bn settlement of several class action lawsuits.

"People say to me, 'Why don't you evacuate Kfar Darom' " — a settlement of several hundred Israelis in the midst of Palestinian Gaza.

Having seen the appalling conditions in Louisiana's private juvenile correctional facilities, I was pleased that the state, in a settlement of several lawsuits, agreed to "sweeping changes," including improvements in mental health care (news article, Sept. 8).