61.   A settlement was reached because neither side wanted a court battle.

62.   A settlement was reached before the case went to trial.

63.   A settlement was reached, but it has not yet been carried out, according to the president of the company.

64.   A settlement was reached.

65.   A tentative settlement was reached within a day.

66.   A spokesman for Media Mix would not comment on the litigation, but Gross said he hoped a settlement could be reached soon.

67.   A union spokesman declined to say if progress is being made, and a company spokesman said the company was hopeful that a settlement could be reached.

68.   A week after the settlement was reached in Belfast, Patricia Walsh was unmoved as she sat at a Dublin dinner party.

69.   A year later, Microsoft and the department reached a settlement, with the company agreeing to change key aspects of the way it licensed software to PC makers.

70.   After a court battle in early March, a settlement was reached.