Sentence examples for to settle a point of from inspiring English sources

He'd walk fifteen miles across open country in the dead of winter to settle a point of interpretation.

Duel, a combat between persons, armed with lethal weapons, which is held according to prearranged rules to settle a quarrel or a point of honour.

It is not and it needs a concerted police and intelligence operation (the army, too, needs to get off the fence) against all jihadis to settle the point of who runs the country's most populous province.

Marouane Fellaini marked his return from a one-match ban by scoring his seventh goal of the season with a fine finish before half-time but both sides had to settle for a point that did not satisfy either of their purposes.

Tunisia had to settle for a point in their Africa Cup of Nations opener after Cape Verde deservedly came from behind to draw in Group B. Cape Verde defender Fernando Varela headed against the post early on.

It was there that the general synods of the New England churches met in 1637 and 1647 to settle disputed points of doctrine and, from there, that the Reverend Thomas Hooker's congregation departed for Connecticut in 1636.

Alec's tales of boyhood, delivered with uncannily precise sound effects of the everyday (screen doors, beer cans), sometimes place him in cars and on furiously pedalled bicycles, on his way to settle, with violence, points of teen-age honor.

But they had to settle for a share of the points in a scrappy encounter.

Wigan celebrated their most consistent season for a decade, but Pat Richards had to settle for a share of the Super League points-scoring record as he endured a rare off night with the boot.

Instead Wasps had to settle for a bonus point after all of 30 minutes.

In addition to settling some debated points of history, the research may also help with medical research.