1.   As the standoff continued, the lull in the crisis provided the opportunity for a negotiated settlement, which Washington strongly favored.

2.   Efforts are now under way to collect these amounts, or to reach a negotiated settlement.

3.   No one can underestimate the difficulties implicit in achieving a negotiated settlement.

4.   We are aiming at a negotiated settlement acceptable to major political forces in our country.

5.   While the US mobilizes, top-level diplomats are making a last attempt to reach a negotiated settlement.

6.   The government clung on to the idea of a negotiated settlement as a way out of their difficulty.

7.   A negotiated settlement might yet be possible.

8.   The U.S. administration would like to see a negotiated settlement to the war.

9.   The defendants had not relied on the clause but had reached a negotiated settlement in similar prior cases.

10.   Although a negotiated settlement is still possible, Microsoft pledged to appeal the ruling, potentially prolonging the legal struggle for years to come.