Rather than pay up or work out a settlement, Bowman decided to appeal all the way to the Supreme Court.

鲍曼决定上诉至最高法院，而不是付钱或达成和解。

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A deal to pay off that debt was rejected in a referendum in March; a less onerous settlement is now being debated.

还款协议在三月份的全民公投中被否决；目前正在商讨一个更为简易的解决方法。

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One of Britain's leading book publishers, Macmillan, has been ordered to pay about $18m in a court settlement over allegations that one of its agents offered bribes for a contract in Africa.

在庭外和解中，英国最著名的图书出版商之一麦克米兰(Macmillan)被勒令支付1800万美元赔偿，因为他们的一名代理商为了签订非洲的一个合同而行贿。

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The final settlement forced China to pay three hundred thirty-three million dollars.

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Without extra funds from government to support the pay settlement, councils would have to make savings elsewhere.

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Lufthansa said the pay settlement, which ends in February 2010, represented " a compromise at the bearable limit".

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The pay settlement for 2009-2010 was based on 2008 figures, reflecting economic conditions that were much better at the time.

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