Sentence examples for the settlements was from inspiring English sources

But all that was left of the settlements was ruins.

The progress of the settlements was interrupted by events in Europe.

Providing such transport services to the settlements was, he said, illegal under international law.

Mr. Duncan added that the six-year lawsuit that led to the settlements was a symptom of merchants' strained relationship with Visa and MasterCard over transaction fees.

It says that for the first five months of 2008, construction in the settlements was 1.8 times greater than in the same period of 2007.

The orgy of looting and burning in what remained of the settlements was, like the rush across the border, ignored by the Palestinian Authority, and even Israel's government protested only half-heartedly.

The settlements are a red herring.

Details of the settlements were not announced.

The settlements are sealed by confidentiality agreements.

But the settlements are unsupportable.

The "settlements" are indeed the key issue.