The settlement enabled him to avoid a trial.

"We're happy primarily because our first obligation is to our clients," she said, "and we feel this settlement will enable us to get for them the relief they need."

Robert Pitofsky, the F.T.C.'s chairman, said the settlement would enable retailers to advertise deep discounts once again.

In this case, a settlement with Digital would enable Intel to eliminate another chip competitor.

The settlement, which was reached on Friday night, enables the nation's two largest diaper makers to avoid further legal costs, Ms. Allen said.

He also said the settlement would enable the city "to avoid an extended trial that could rekindle the intense passions of that period."

A similar settlement, in the Queens suit brought by the Open Housing Center, finally enabled the Cooks to find a permanent apartment.

It considers that only a negotiated settlement can gradually restore civil peace and enable the presidential elections to be held, so that the institutions can function normally again.

Such a settlement, and the establishment of a peacekeeping force, might enable the Soviet Union to remove the estimated 120,000 troops it has there.

"This settlement demonstrates Nokia's industry-leading patent portfolio and enables us to focus on further licensing opportunities in the mobile communications market."