The whole matter had been settled by the time he took his leave.

In any case, the matter is settled for the moment.

The matter was settled with the coming of first light.

Others were of different mind, however, and quickly the matter was settled without him.

And then he turned to me as though the matter were settled.

If you say we must stay, then the matter is settled.

And I thought that the question of our son had settled the matter.

Still, this was not the time or the place to settle the matter.

Those can be put on the table when settling the matter.

You should first consider other ways to settle the matter.