Sentence examples for settling the high from inspiring English sources

The French avoided it, settling the high ground of a Mississippi River oxbow that would become the heart of the city.

The French avoided it, settling the high ground of a Mississippi River oxbow that… At the corner of Prytania and First Street, in New Orleans, stands a brick mansion with a French tricolor drooping from the gable.

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - The chief executives of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd have talked but did not settle the high stakes patent dispute between the two electronics companies, a Samsung attorney said in court on Monday.

Faced with this environmental shift, some groups, like the Ovimbundu, settled the high grounds of the Bié plateau where they could find areas of relatively fertile soil and higher rainfall [ 2].

First, in late 2010, they settled the excruciatingly high interest "payment in kind" part of their borrowings, from funds whose source they have still never revealed.

When τ(0) is very small, τ settles down to the low regime, and only the second Romberg table column is used; as τ(0) is increased, τ settles in the high regime and uses the third column.

Lord McAlpine's libel action against Sally Bercow has been formally settled at the high court.

The familiar boxing squabble over contracts and cash is due to be settled in the High Court this week.

The former footballer Sol Campbell, retired boxer Audley Harrison and model Victoria Hervey were also among those whose claims against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) were settled at the high court.

Colin tackled his ill-health with patience and after taking early retirement in 2002 he settled in the High Peak, Derbyshire.

About 15 miles from the campus in Boulder, Colo., at the foot of mountains that press like cleats against the sky, the Buffaloes settled into the high thread-count digs of the nearby Omni Resort.