Despite this, the settlement clearly leaves Microsoft with a lot of advantages.

The settlement left it eligible to compete for new Government contracts.

The settlement leaves open the possibility that executives of Samsung could face criminal charges.

But the civil and criminal settlements still leave Kaydon open to other claims.

But the settlement left it unclear which policemen the Government admits were to blame.

The settlement would leave the Rigases with about $79 million in assets.

The settlement of the lawsuit left Martin with the old shop.

The settlement left vague how the items would be disposed of.

The Bush administration's settlement of the federal antitrust suit left the company intact and its business practices little changed.

This settlement would leave Saddam Hussein free to continue to build his chemical and nuclear capability.