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Discover LudwigThe phrase "to settle an issue" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means to resolve or find a solution to a problem or dispute. Example: The company's CEO called for a meeting to settle the issue of budget cuts and find a compromise that would satisfy all departments.
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"It's a little hard to settle an issue like this when someone puts deer to bleed in front of your house," he said.
During minor disagreements on the playgrounds, some people mentioned bringing their triad friends down to settle an issue, but this was usually said in a humorous manner – and never taken seriously.
"The issue is whether we as a society, as a government, as a country, should authorize the use of force to go into a family home to settle an issue about custody," said Senator Connie Mack, Republican of Florida.
Mr. Carter used his triumphant return to Alaska this week to urge President Clinton to settle an issue left unresolved when the act was passed: whether to allow oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Just days before her school's closure, Everest paralegal student Tiffany Contreras went to the financial aid office to settle an issue with her credits.
When voting was required to settle an issue, a two-thirds majority was required to approve a proposal.
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It would require negotiations to settle a number of outstanding issues.
Tory Brexiteers look to Scotland for inspiration: where a referendum fails to settle a constitutional issue, and politically galvanises the proponents of the exit option in a "neverendum".
And Docherty was not proposing the change in wording to settle a theological issue about the existence of God.
At a news conference yesterday in Washington, Patricia Friend, president of the Association of Flight Attendants, said the union was continuing preparations for a strike, adding, "We've been able to settle a large number of issues, mostly the smaller issues, but the larger issues of pay and pension remain unresolved".
This paper attempts to settle a long-standing issue concerning the differences in Markstein numbers measured by different experimental protocols.
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