| Discussions, secret parleys and meetings, at various places, marked the last few days. |
| Upon their return from exile, they are refused their promised share of the kingdom, and, though parleys are held, war is inevitable. |
| The successful parleys led to the independence of the predominantly Protestant Northern Netherlands and the foundation of the Dutch Republic. |
| In the halls of NBA front offices, in the power lunches, agent meetings and cell-phone parleys, it was a summer of impressive work by the league's best teams. |
| Several parleys were held and whenever any reasonable solution to the problem was in sight, the government backed out of it on one pretext or another. |
| History is replete with instances of misguided leaders believing they were statesmen and entering into parleys and talks with intractable and cunning enemies. |
