Sentence examples for were close to settling from inspiring English sources

Lawyers for Ms. Jones and President Clinton were close to settling the lawsuit earlier this month.

Until Mr. Cheek walked out of the afternoon bargaining session, union officials had been saying they were close to settling the strike, which centered on a wage dispute.

And they appeared to surprise American officials, who said they had believed that they were close to settling the drug charges and securing Mr. Tobbin's exit from Russia.

Last week, The New York Times reported that regulators were close to settling with 14 banks whose foreclosure practices had ridden roughshod over borrowers and the rule of law.

The drug industry's case against South Africa was postponed today after lawyers on both sides said they were close to settling a lawsuit that has prevented the government from importing and producing cheaper anti-AIDS drugs and other medicines.

The high court also heard that Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, were close to settling a phone-hacking claim with the publisher of the Sun and the News Of The World, just weeks before the case was due to go to trial.

The hospital is close to settling the case.

Thomas appears to be close to settling on a rotation.

Citigroup was close to settling that suit last week for a sum reported to be about $200 million.

It is close to settling with asbestos claimants for up to $2.7bn.

The service is close to settling 100 of those cases, Mr. Thompson said.