settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away. From LearnThat.org. [Confucius (c. 551-c. 479 BC), Chinese philosopher.]
I think the word settle is sticking in people’s craw. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Editor] Reference
Your confidence that we will settle is a reflection of that common perception. From Wordnik.com. [in no way threatening to me] Reference
The Master said, “Ah! it is Yu, who could with half a word settle litigations!”. From Wordnik.com. [The Analects] Reference
And if any, say, substitute teachers listening in settle for such houses, shame on them. From Wordnik.com. [ESPN's Van Pelt slams Bud Selig about his salary] Reference
Come on mainstream media, are you going to again settle for these guys outright LYING to you?. From Wordnik.com. [09/06/2005] Reference
For them, the right time to settle is the point at which they begin to feel less like a pig and more like a hog. From Wordnik.com. [Tips from the Machiavellian Lawyer] Reference
And the wily editor, remembering, remarked to Zalkind as he rose to depart: Now the only thing left to settle is the name. From Wordnik.com. [Six Red Months in Russia: An Observer's Account of Russia Before and During the Proletarian Dictatorship] Reference
They have plenty of talent, especially on defense, to make a run as long as Chris Rix or Anquan Boldin settle in behind center. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Nebraska will be standing tall in Rose Bowl] Reference
Mitchell, on the other hand, gives us too much story here for our minds not to fall in -- settle in -- with the order of the narrative. From Wordnik.com. [SeeLight:] Reference
For example, the standard industry practice was that a firm buying a security must pay for it -- or "settle" -- within three days. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
'I have a score to settle, which is to play in Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Football.co.uk news feed] Reference
The quarrel was between us two; so let the pistol or the sword settle it. From Wordnik.com. [Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812] Reference
Breathless, dizzied, he recalled the settle, and the knife left imbedded in its oaken rail. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowfane]
The writer from Los Angeles is correct that the word settle might be tripping up some people. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Editor] Reference
Most individuals just want the case to end so they chose to settle, which is where the law firm cashes in. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
From deterrence, Nesson shows how it's actually used as more of a bludgeon to get students to settle, which is clearly not the. From Wordnik.com. [Techdirt] Reference
No, Dalton would "settle" for Minister of Culture. From Wordnik.com. [Soul of the Fire]
Because you don't want to just "settle" for something. From Wordnik.com. [moschikat Diary Entry] Reference
It doesn't mean you have to "settle," or give up on love. From Wordnik.com. [The Case Against Settling] Reference
Be good, an 'go t' 'im, an' settle 'is mind 'fore you're married. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind Before the Dawn] Reference
It was not long before others came to "settle" in the neighborhood. From Wordnik.com. [Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States] Reference
But I never heard one of the speakers kind of settle to it like that. From Wordnik.com. [Red Pottage] Reference
Just like I don't want to "settle", guys don't want to "settle" for me. From Wordnik.com. [slemondropp Diary Entry] Reference
No amount of pressure and urging is going to make them ready to 'settle' down. From Wordnik.com. [Jessica Radloff: What Guys Want You to Know (Part 2)] Reference
So while I was there, things began to kind of settle in as a little unsettled. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2007] Reference
She had no bag with her, so I wondered how she meant to "settle" in such clothes. From Wordnik.com. [At Home with the Jardines] Reference
So one by one, they agree to "settle" with the FDA for crimes they never committed. From Wordnik.com. [FDA Running Extortion Racket: Supplement Companies Threatened with Arrest if They Don't Pay Up!] Reference
None of us have to "settle" now .... but learning about him is something we can all do. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Hillary Doesn't Have To Apologize For 2002 Iraq Vote] Reference
And yet we paid all this money and kind of settle for remakes, sequels, part four, part eight. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 8, 2005] Reference
CROWLEY: There's nothing like a win to kind of settle down all that crosstalk about who's to blame. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2008] Reference
Jerrine lay on a bearskin before the fire, and Mrs. O'Shaughnessy and I sat on the old blue "settle" at one side. From Wordnik.com. [Letters of a Woman Homesteader] Reference
Two neighbors had quarrelled about a small amount of debt, and, after sundry attempts to "settle," finally went to law. From Wordnik.com. [Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States] Reference
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