Example sentences of "settle [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strauss had settled that question by treating them as myths , in which the significance of Jesus was indirectly expressed . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought we 'd settled that ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I thought we 'd settled that . |
| 4 | Under SSAP 24 and UITF 6 these long-term obligations are accounted for on a full provision basis , even though in many cases it is likely that they will continually roll over ( ie as one obligation is settled another will arise ) and it has been argued that it is difficult to justify a prohibition , as SSAP 15 would otherwise require , on the related deferred tax being treated on a similar basis if it , too , continually rolls over . |
| 5 | The shape and substance of the campaigns of each of the parties is slowly taking public form , having been privately settled some time last summer in the face of the possibility of an autumn poll . |
| 6 | I wonder whether you can lay the blame for the soot entirely on your neighbour , as I would have expected any ‘ fallout ’ to have settled some distance away . |
| 7 | They would not exchange a word until they were settled this way . |
| 8 | Hateley , who celebrates his 31st birthday on Saturday , virtually settled this second leg after less than three minutes . |
| 9 | The Modern Churchman produced what Ramsey called a ‘ rather vehement and contemptuous ’ review ; slightly with an air of ‘ we settled this question long ago , why must this young man interfere ? ’ |
| 10 | 8 Sunday settled this book and wrote letter — 24 plates done with the first ground in 32 days — I think when the days get long — one of these plates may be done in a day … |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm bowling a bit quicker , but they main difference is that I feel more confident and settled this time , ’ he explained . |
| 12 | ‘ Miranda thinks she settled this bill months ago , does n't she ? ’ he yelled . |
| 13 | During a visit to Baghdad on Dec. 11-12 the French Foreign Affairs Minister , Roland Dumas , said that France was ready to discuss new payments facilities with Iraq provided that Iraq settled some arrears in the repayment of F1,850 million as agreed in September . |
| 14 | Noell died a rich but not fabulously wealthy man , having already settled much of his property and set up a substantial charity in his native town . |
| 15 | From 1850 to 1900 , as European immigrants settled much of Australia they introduced millions of cattle and sheep to what was often very marginal country and left behind a woeful legacy of rabbits and feral animals such as donkeys , camels , goats and pigs . |
| 16 | I have to say that if some of those born again modernizers had supported us then , we could have settled these issues long ago , and got on with the business of winning elections , which I thought was what party politics was about . |
| 17 | However , for the most part it was a civilized system which got to the truth and settled many cases fairly and without chicanery . |
| 18 | Brooktree Corp , San Diego and Advanced Micro Devices Inc have settled all pending litigation and agreed not to sue each other on patents related to colour palette chips : the settlement provides for payment to Brooktree of $26.8m from an earlier award of cash damages for patent and mask work infringement and dismissal of all other litigation pending between them . |
| 19 | Having settled all the necessary arrangements , the couple at last set off from Sydney on 14 September for Newcastle , and the mouth of the Hunter River . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't be silly — I thought we had settled all that . ’ |
| 21 | The naval officer was based on an ancient Greek actor Euripedes , because he became a god at the end of his plays and settled all the disasters which had taken place . |
| 22 | The NY-5 loved being tuned to dropped D , settled more than happily into DADGAD , and did n't even have a problem coping with a low C on the bottom string in conjunction with a heavy plastic thumbpick . |
| 23 | And then the 7am BBC News announcement settled any remaining doubts we may have had . |
| 24 | Has , in fact , the study of cave life settled any important questions in evolution or ecology ? |
| 25 | Among the ex-Liberals in the UDC this initiative settled any remaining doubts about throwing in their lot with the Labour party . |
| 26 | This committee was composed of selected villagers and , as the name implies , settled any disputes over grazing rights and any other similar matters pertaining to a crofting community . |
| 27 | In the past he had settled several disputes between Victoria and Albert . |
| 28 | If the courts were to try to settle each claim on a case-by-case basis , it could take for ever . |
| 29 | It was his gloriously struck header that arrowed its way into the top corner of Leeds ' net to settle that 4th round tie . |
| 30 | IBM Corp has agreed to pay the US government $14.8m to settle that potential False Claims Act civil suit after IBM admitted to providing reconditioned or remanufactured computer equipment to the US government between 1980 and 1990 , contrary to contract provisions — under the contract , IBM was required to notify the government prior to delivery of anything other than new equipment , and the investigation revealed that IBM delivered approximately 15,000 reconditioned or remanufactured machines to the government ; IBM voluntarily owned up that it might not have fulfilled its obligations under the contract after conducting an internal audit . |