And local folklore is replete with accounts of editors pulling recalcitrant writers from the arms of their paramours and settling their bills.

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Diplomats were settling congestion fee bills but now their offices are inside the charging zone, they have stopped paying.

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As the legal bills mount, the lawyers gently suggest settling might be cheaper, with an agreement giving them credit for the changes the company was making anyway.

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There is no way to eliminate risk from a bond portfolio without settling for the puny 1.7% yield available on Treasury bills.

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