And there can be a Catch-22: those with the fewest assets are the likeliest to receive a settlement offer, but they are also the least able to come up with the cash for that final negotiated payment.

但是规定往往让人两难：资产最少的人最有可能收到清算的要求，但他们同时又最不可能筹措到现金来完成最终协商好的付款。

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The Palestinians have demanded a complete freeze on settlement expansion before returning to negotiations and reject Israel's offer of a partial freeze.

VOA: standard.2010.01.10

He said Secretary Clinton's acceptance of Israel's offer to restrain - rather than freeze settlement growth has killed any hope of restarting peace talks anytime soon.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

Israel's compromise offer is a partial settlement freeze.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

Following the judge's ruling, Bercow said she had accepted a previous settlement offer made by McAlpine's lawyers.

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Wyeth said it's still assessing the response to its latest settlement offer, which it originally portrayed as a take-it-or-leave-it proposal.

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Moreover, it would be fun to learn whether MSSB turned down a settlement offer from Swetish, and what that amount was.

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