settle differences

Example Sentences

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Ideally, it would be in Taiwan’s best interest if both sides backed off and found “reasoned ways” to settle differences, he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2022

With little time left ahead of a deadline to agree to a renewed Nafta trade deal, Canadian and US officials on Sunday tried to settle differences on tough issues such as protection against US tariffs.

From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2018

Jones, a powerful owner who has increasingly tried to influence league matters, has emerged as an erratic insurgent among owners who prize order and typically settle differences amicably behind closed doors.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2017

A third reader can step in to settle differences.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2016

Each of the Greek states was to retain its autonomy; and a congress, to meet at Corinth, was to settle differences among them.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park