These partial settlements bring the total to approximately $450 million.

It is possible that a partial settlement will be worked out, leaving part of the trial to continue.

Common Cause opposed the partial settlement and went to court to have it overturned.

Israel has taken a first step with its temporary and partial settlement freeze.

An additional $400 million was agreed to in October as partial settlement with angry investors.

The disputed claims began moving toward conclusion in January with a partial settlement of $300 million.

He obtained her in partial settlement of his claim.

The investors' losses were in the hundreds of millions; the partial settlement is for $18 million.

Cease-fires, partial settlements, coalition governments - all want these to work, but few think they will.

Now a new Israeli Government has instituted a partial settlement freeze.

Workers sometimes choose to accept a partial settlement rather than take their chances on appealing a denial of full benefits.

Despite this Assad seems at all times to have had it in mind to make a partial settlement with Israel.

And even with the partial settlement, the auto maker insists the vehicles "have an excellent safety record."

It previously won a $300 million partial settlement from insurers, including Lloyd's syndicates.

Coal companies argued that the federal court did not have jurisdiction to approve a partial settlement of the dispute.

Mr. Silverstein has agreed to a partial settlement of the complaint, the commission said.

People familiar with the agreement said the partial settlement would involve a payment of $30 million to $50 million to shareholders.

Peregrine, without admitting or denying the allegations of the complaint, agreed to a partial settlement.

In the big scheme of things, the effect on consumers of the strike and its partial settlement was and will be quite small.

The company in the fourth quarter recognized a $9.1 million pre-tax gain from the partial settlement of a pensioned benefit obligation.

In the international conference in Paris, scheduled to last at least a month, the Vietnamese are expected to continue to push for a partial settlement.

WorldCom's partial settlement yesterday follows the resolution of a separate issue: selection of a new chairman and chief executive for the company.

He criticized its partial settlement with Putnam last month, arguing that the pact had not addressed "the exorbitant fees."

A partial settlement basically becomes worthless."

Under the terms of the partial settlement, both Columbia and the government are under pressure to resolve the entire case before the end of this year.