Sentence examples for the purpose of settling from inspiring English sources

Under the new system the magistrate used his administrative powers, which were always considerable, for the purpose of settling disputes.

According to Article 3a of its constitution, the JNF was established "for the purpose of settling Jews on such lands and properties" as it could obtain.

Little or no emphasis is given to the state attorney general's opinion that, as an asset held in the public trust, the art collection is immune to sale for the purpose of settling debts.

The latter properties he purchased from the Nipmuc in partnership with William Stoughton, and was granted land for the purpose of settling French Huguenots that became part of Oxford.

She does realise that some autobiographies are written for the sole purpose of settling old scores, but says: "You just think, well if I put this or that in, I'm only going to get a punch back.

The dictionary's ostensible purpose of settling and "fixing" the language was a chimera.

The Scottish model from the 1990s, involving civil society groups as well as parties, with the purpose of reaching a settled and shared proposal, is a good pattern.

The purpose of Takanakuy is to settle grievances built up over the year -- be they civil disputes or personal ones -- in a public forum.

Frankel said that he should have had the jockey Jerry Bailey push Empire Maker more in the Wood for conditioning purposes instead of settling for an easy trip and a narrow victory.

It is a book about religion, and it is not the purpose of its religious authors to settle questions about the shape of the universe that are of no relevance whatsoever to how to seek salvation.

In telephone interviews, some Pakistani militants said the purpose of the agreement was to settle internal differences among rival factions and improve the image of the Taliban, which has been tarnished because of the increasing use of kidnapping and the rise in civilian killings.