negotiated settlement

collocation in English

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negotiate
verb
uk
/nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/us
/nəˈɡoʊ.ʃi.eɪt/
to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement ...
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settlement
noun
uk
/ˈset.əl.mənt/us
/ˈset̬.əl.mənt/
an official agreement that finishes ...
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(Definition ofnegotiateandsettlementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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All this occurred at the same time that the junta's military ' constituency ' was preventing anegotiatedsettlementof the 1982 crisis.
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These often revealed the measure of intractability of the parents, and the problems with anynegotiatedsettlement.
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The ' war of independence ' inevitably served to intensify racial hostility, perpetuated as mutual mistrust thereafter since thenegotiatedsettlementdid not end the tension.
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In fact our military plan was designed with the aim of forcing the government into anegotiatedsettlement.
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Contacts were informal but frequent and were reflected in the private sector's widespread support for anegotiatedsettlement.
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Anegotiatedsettlementis the only solution that guarantees the survival of all ethnic groups and the nation as a whole.
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Hence, anegotiatedsettlementwith them was also not possible.
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We have argued earlier that methods ofnegotiatedsettlementbetween parties in a case of theft long survive the desuetude of the compensation tables.
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Thisnegotiatedsettlementlimited freedom of action particularly in respect of cheaply acquiring land for redistribution.
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In order to put an end to this conflict, anegotiatedsettlementmust be reached between the parties.
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I appeal to the key parties involved to strive in good faith to lay down anegotiatedsettlementbased on existing agreements.
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It is why, under my party's proposals, the referendum would be held after anegotiatedsettlementonce the exact terms of the proposals were available.
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We continue to stress the need for a comprehensivenegotiatedsettlementto the civil war.
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I would not wish to take any measures which might undermine prospects for anegotiatedsettlement.
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I want to turn to the question of conciliation and anegotiatedsettlement.
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We are continuing to press all parties to the conflict to agree a cease-fire and to reach anegotiatedsettlement.
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We need anegotiatedsettlementacceptable to everyone.
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I should prefer to find some other more reasonablenegotiatedsettlementif such a mechanism were possible.
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These are matters that could usefully be considered if we could once get the parties concerned to a conference table and get anegotiatedsettlement.
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