amicable settlement

collocation in English

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amicable
adjective
uk
/ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bəl/us
/ˈæm.ɪ.kə.bəl/
relating to behaviour between people that is pleasant and friendly, often despite a ...
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settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition ofamicableandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For when neither party voluntarily comes to him for support, he will offer to mediate anamicablesettlement.
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Both sought to find a means to produce social harmony while allowing for theamicablesettlementof dispute.
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Again, those instances are not malicious and should be capable ofamicablesettlementbetween the parties involved without recourse to law.
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We can only hope for anamicablesettlement, reconciling private interests with those of the public at large.
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The remaining amendments are really concerned with the assumption that it is only through mediation that anamicablesettlementcan be produced.
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Anamicablesettlementhas to be reached, and additional criteria can be introduced in order to actually enforce such settlements.
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It is satisfactory to be able to report that on one point which proved very troublesome in 1936–37, anamicablesettlementhas been reached.
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I should welcome anamicablesettlement, and any discussion which is likely to promote that will be equally welcome.
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It is worthwhile striving to reach anamicablesettlementin which the unions concur.
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The odds are that there would be a speedier settlement and a better opportunity of reaching anamicablesettlement.
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I understand that anamicablesettlementhas now been reached.
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However, it is possible that left to their own devices those parties may not always negotiate anamicablesettlement.
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Is he aware that they have been ordered to go on quarrelling when anamicablesettlementwould have been possible?
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This decision is without prejudice to the negotiations which are continuing on anamicablesettlementto the current dispute.
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I sincerely hope that the position into which this country has been allowed to drift will soon be resolved byamicablesettlement.
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I am perfectly sure that anamicablesettlementcan be reached on the basis of the principle of nationalisation.
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I feel sure we are all heartily glad that anamicablesettlementhas been reached and that without delay.
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I do not know whether it would have been possible to get anamicablesettlementtwo years ago.
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Surely a reasonablyamicablesettlementis more likely if listing faults on both sides can be avoided.
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During those 17 years applications were received from boroughs contingent on the county administrative area, and usually anamicablesettlementwas reached.
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