It was not clear whether the settlement of the 640 lawsuits would proceed.

The Arab states on its borders will not make peace - the peace that Israel so needs - if settlement and annexation proceed.

They form the larger body of legality, including all relevant provisions of international law within which any peaceful settlement must proceed.

After their defeat in the Blackhawk War in 1832, settlement proceeded quickly.

As settlement proceeded, new counties were formed out of the original counties as a routine matter.

Leapfrogging very long distances was very simple and settlement didn't necessarily proceed outward in radial symmetry.

The place was almost depopulated, and the new settlement proceeded only slowly.

This plan, however, was not implemented and settlement proceeded on the west side of the river.

In addition no settlement could proceed until public lands to the value of thirty-five thousand pounds had been sold.

As closer settlement proceeded agriculture emerged as a thriving industry on the fertile flood plains.