| 单词 | contract |
| 释义 | contract Word forms: contracts, contracting , contracted pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (kɒntrækt ). The verb is pronounced (kəntrækt ). 1. countable noun B1 A contract is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money. The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building. He was given a seven-year contract with an annual salary of $150,000. Synonyms: agreement, deal [informal], commission, commitment 2. verb If you contract with someone to do something, you legally agree to do it for them or for them to do it for you. [formal] You can contract with us to deliver your cargo. [VERB + with] The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has already contracted to lease part of its collection to a museum in Japan. [VERB to-infinitive] Synonyms: agree, arrange, negotiate, engage 3. verb When something contracts or when something contracts it, it becomes smaller or shorter. Blood is only expelled from the heart when it contracts. [VERB] New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles. [VERB noun] Synonyms: constrict, confine, tighten, shorten contraction (kəntrækʃən )Word forms: contractions variable noun ...the contraction and expansion of blood vessels. [+ of] Foods and fluids are mixed in the stomach by its muscular contractions. Synonyms: tightening, narrowing, tensing, shortening 4. verb When something such as an economy or market contracts, it becomes smaller. The manufacturing economy contracted in October for the sixth consecutive month. [VERB] 5. verb [no cont] If you contract a serious illness, you become ill with it. [formal] He contracted the disease from a blood transfusion. [VERB noun] Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common cancer contracted by women. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: catch, get, develop, acquire 6. verb If you contract a marriage, alliance, or other relationship with someone, you arrange to have that relationship with them. [formal] She contracted a formal marriage to a British ex-serviceman. [VERB noun] 7. countable noun If there is a contract on a person or on their life, someone has made an arrangement to have them killed. [informal] The convictions resulted in the local crime bosses putting a contract on him. [+ on] The police advised her to get out of town because there was a contract on her life. 8. under contract phrase If you are under contract to someone, you have signed a contract agreeing to work for them, and for no-one else, during a fixed period of time. By now she was under contract to MGM and on her way to Hollywood. Phrasal verbs: contract out 1. phrasal verb If a company contracts out work, they employ other companies to do it. [business] Firms can contract out work to one another. [V P n + to] When Barclays Bank contracted out its cleaning, the new company was cheaper. [VERB PARTICLE noun] ...the trend of contracting services out rather than performing them in-house. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If a person or group contracts out of a system or scheme, they formally say that they do not want to take part in it. [British] Employees can contract out of their employer's occupational pension scheme. [VERB PARTICLE + of] ...a deal which converts into a pay-as-you-go service unless you contract out. [VERB PARTICLE] Quotations: A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it is written on Collocations: contract a disease Forty per cent of people who contract the disease do not survive. Times, Sunday Times Yet many comforted themselves with the idea that they weren’t likely to contract the disease themselves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Checks are being made on deer but if they contract the disease they fall sick quickly and there have been no reported cases. Times, Sunday Times They can't afford to contract a disease that could keep them out of their training programme for a few months. Times, Sunday Times Medical workers who do not wear appropriate protective clothing may also contract the disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He contracts a fever and his doctor tells him that to heal he must abstain from smoking. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There he contracted a fever which made him an invalid for months. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He had contracted fever (likely typhus) from his patients. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As far as we are aware, only a handful of players have contracted the virus so far and hardly any required hospital treatment. The Sun Hundreds of staff in 20 hospitals have been randomly tested as part of efforts to understand if they are contracting the virus from patients. Times,Sunday Times Two residence staff and at least one military assistant there have contracted the virus in recent weeks. Times,Sunday Times Imposing stricter restrictions in areas where people are at a low risk of contracting the virus would do unnecessary damage. The Sun Of course possible other people could have contracted the virus and not had symptoms. The Sun Surfers are believed to be at three times greater risk than the average bather of contracting an illness from the sea. Times, Sunday Times She had no sort of life as an elite athlete: she couldn't even go to the cinema for fear of contracting an illness. Times, Sunday Times Your cover must have been purchased before contracting the illness. Times, Sunday Times She contracted an illness from which she never recovered. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Good hygiene practices before, during, and after food preparation can reduce the chances of contracting an illness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I don't wish to contract any infection from others either. Times,Sunday Times There are occasions where patients contract the infection during plastic surgery procedures. The Sun Shirts made of polyester and cotton may cause frictions that lead to small breaks in the skin which makes it easier to contract the infection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You can contract this infection from airborne droplets, and if inhaled you are at risk of this disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To reduce the risk of them contracting an infection he had introduced an isolation policy beginning three weeks before the launch. Times,Sunday Times His appearances had been in doubt because of a contract dispute. Times, Sunday Times He was banned from competing because of a contract dispute. Times, Sunday Times At the centre of the contract dispute are the costs of healthcare, pensions and work rules. Times, Sunday Times Doctors last took industrial action in 1975, when they worked to rule over a contract dispute. Times, Sunday Times She said she dropped the suit after the contract dispute was settled for $100,000. Times, Sunday Times Veteran guards are more likely to give you a break than a student worker or a contract employee. canada.com A contract employee had caused the several-day outage that resulted in thousands of delayed and cancelled flights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company has over 6,000 employees and more than 1,200 contract employees. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The operations and employees of the six magazines were transferred. 15 full-time employees and several contract employees worked on the magazines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This initiative will prevent contract employees from obtaining positions with other defense contractors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fly-half's contract expires at the end of the season. The Sun He will be 61 when his contract expires, so that possibility has become even more remote. Times, Sunday Times The right-back's current contract expires at the end of this season. The Sun His contract expires at the end of this season and no new deal has been signed. The Sun The 60-year-old could be on his way out of the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. The Sun A year ago, he signed a contract extension until 2021. Times, Sunday Times He reluctantly agreed to a contract extension to save his international ambitions and keep himself in the shop window. The Sun For that he has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension to 2011. The Sun And he will have talks on a contract extension beyond 2012 once he proves it. The Sun He has started only four league games since receiving a contract extension until 2021 last summer. Times,Sunday Times Her contract guaranteed her seven episodes of the pioneering space drama at $750 an episode. Times, Sunday Times The unaffected local authorities have contracts guaranteeing a minimum price for recycled materials. Times, Sunday Times The first year of his contract guaranteed 9.5 million, with a 25 per cent pay rise factored in for every subsequent season. Times, Sunday Times So he had a clause written into his contract guaranteeing him a hefty bonus if they lifted the trophy. The Sun Offshore wind farms are allowed to compete for contracts guaranteeing them a fixed price for the electricity they generate, which will be subsidised by consumers if market prices are lower. Times, Sunday Times A consequence of this will be excellence in commissioning, procurement, operational and contract management and a supply chain that operates in a culture of payment by results. Times, Sunday Times Contract management seems to have been poor, although probably every record company has its fair share of multimillion advances being salted (to put it politely) away. Times, Sunday Times Last year 223 million was paid out for external work and contract management, up from 186 million in 2013. Times, Sunday Times Most sourcing solution vendors bundle spend analysis, contract management and supplier performance management tools into their suites. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The companys business applications automate back office processes such as accounting and financials, human resources, contract management, payroll, legal and compliance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The strategy over the past three years has been to raise margins by switching from being a contract manufacturer to working directly with its customers at the design stage. Times, Sunday Times The 86m contract manufacturer has worldwide operations and has moved into wind turbines. Times, Sunday Times The contract manufacturer can contribute design engineering and new product introduction services to the product marketing entity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Contract manufacturer new product introduction services include: quick-turn prototyping, functional test development and introduction into volume production. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The contract manufacturer will quote the parts based on processes, labor, tooling, and material costs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Whereas contract manufacturing only offered 10 to 15 per cent, the new approach saw these lift to 20 per cent in the last financial year. Times, Sunday Times But in this country we do have a lot of experience in contract manufacturing where companies take patents and designs for products and make them for other companies. Times,Sunday Times A significant portion of the company's business involves contract manufacturing for other confectioners, specifically high-quantity chocolate and caramel enrobing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Where a manufacturing entity provides contract manufacturing for both related and unrelated parties, it may readily have reliable data on comparable transactions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was therefore decided to reorient the company's activity to contract manufacturing by making available its knowhow in the stainless steel tube forming process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Contract negotiation can be very complex and extend beyond price. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2011, the school board and teachers union are engaged in the 4th year of a contract negotiation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also assisted in contract negotiation for some of the team's draft picks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That same year, a labor contract negotiation turned sour. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some fans have suggested that the rumors were created as a contract negotiation ploy or a publicity stunt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This covers the cost of delivery charges and your monthly contract payment for a month. Times, Sunday Times The entity required to pay the contract holds a liability, while the entity receiving the contract payment holds an asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Part of the contract payment was subject to a court case which the contractors lost. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It authorized 7-year production flexibility contract payments that provided participating producers with fixed government payments independent of current farm prices and production. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Likewise, a penalty of $100,000 would be deducted from the contract payments for each day over. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After years of physical work, they retired, contracted pneumonia and departed to meet their maker. Times, Sunday Times He had been refusing food and contracted pneumonia after he was left 'crestfallen' by the ruling. Times, Sunday Times During that time he contracted pneumonia and coughed up blood. The Sun Two years later, he contracted pneumonia. Times,Sunday Times A doctor at the field hospital said she had been 'born in a tent ... without proper medical attention and in cold weather, contracting pneumonia and inflammation around the navel'. Times, Sunday Times The court voided the vote and ruled that members had to be given a meaningful opportunity to debate contract proposals before they were voted on. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Governments request competitive contract proposals when they believe there are more issues than initial cost in buying a needed product or service. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The union's constitution was amended to give union members the right to ratify contracts, as well as formulate contract proposals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tentative contract proposals were provided to the membership, and a meeting to discuss them as well as future process was scheduled the same day on both coasts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The contract provision must be approved by shareholders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Compensation structures, reimbursement of medical costs, the legality of parenthood and other contract provisions are then left up to the courts to determine whether they are enforceable. Times, Sunday Times In certain cases, employers included contract provisions requiring employees to patronize the company stores. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Though the strikes did not achieve contract provisions regarding wages, the parties were nonetheless able to reach agreement on contracts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Contract provisions will attempt to exclude the possibility of adverse selection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Subscription contract renewal rates were stable at 81 per cent. Times, Sunday Times It added that pay-per-patient revenue had remained flat but it had enjoyed strong contract renewal rates. Times, Sunday Times He declined to seek a contract renewal that year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He remained with the studio until 1940, when he left after a dispute over the terms of his contract renewal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Capita won contracts worth 2 billion last year with 800 million coming from new business and the remainder from contract renewals. Times, Sunday Times Their state could not have been fully determined at the time of the contract signing. Times, Sunday Times On milk contract signing days, the four sides of the park were thickly clustered with horses and wagons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The next week the two had a contract signing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An advance may be paid in two lump sums: the first payment on contract signing, and the second on delivery of the completed manuscript or on publication. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The public contract signing ceremony featured the weighing of every member to determine if they passed the weight requirement set by the record label for idols. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The contract specifies 180 carriages and a 35-year deal to maintain them. Times, Sunday Times Our contract specifies that for every extra week it takes, he must pay us 1,000. Times, Sunday Times A recording contract specifies the business relationship between a recording artist and the record company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The contract specifies a tomb made of stone and alabaster. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are usually circumstances where the contract specifies a degree of trust and loyalty or it can be inferred by the court. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her contract stipulates normal pay and a day in lieu. Times, Sunday Times Nothing requires him to play for longer than his contract stipulates; nor to bow to the clamour from the cheap seats when deciding how to construct his set. Times, Sunday Times The exploration will go on until 2010, after which the contract stipulates a five-year development programme and 20 years of gas production. Times, Sunday Times I've never gone into contract talks and sorted it all out on the first day. The Sun Contract talks are said to be progressing well. The Sun A manager should be allowed to control transfers and contract talks. The Sun Meanwhile, his broken leg has led to contract talks stalling. The Sun I now just want to put contract talks to bed. The Sun The contract value then rose steadily from 2004 to 2012 partly due to extra services and reforms, and partly due to the cost of negotiations. Times, Sunday Times The total contract value of deals around the world will fall by 40 per cent to $19 billion. Times, Sunday Times A contract value on this project has not been announced. Globe and Mail If extended for a further two years, the contract value rises to 220 million. Times, Sunday Times No council should go just for the lowest contract value. Times, Sunday Times One anonymous contract worker was inside the reactor building when the quake struck. Times, Sunday Times One contract worker at the production plant successfully sued the company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Full-time, part-time and flexible, zero-hour or agency contract workers can all benefit. The Sun It said gross profits from contract workers was ahead 22% compared with the same period last year. Times, Sunday Times Opportunities for temporary or contract workers are also rising. Times, Sunday Times The notional value of all contracts traded rose by 32.8 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The number of contracts traded has exceeded 11 billion since the 2007 launch of currency futures. ST For example, the value of oil futures contracts traded globally has surged from 20 per cent of global production in 1980 to ten times today. Times, Sunday Times Short sterling contracts traded between a tick higher and a tick lower. Times, Sunday Times Only three to four per cent of cocoa futures contracts traded in the cocoa markets ever end up in the physical delivery of cocoa. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But he did insist over the weekend he would see out his current contract which runs until 2014. The Sun He still has 12 months left on his current contract. The Sun Contestants are allowed to have had previous record deals but not a current contract or manager. The Sun The striker has two years left on his current contract and could walk for almost nothing next summer. The Sun The centre-half (left) has not been offered a new deal with his current contract up next year. The Sun The demands were all contained in paperwork for 'single source' defence contracts. The Sun In the past, waste in defence contracts has been estimated to be as much as 2.2 billion a year. Times, Sunday Times He had worked on defence contracts and was reported to be currently employed by a satellite technology firm. The Sun Defence contracts were also signed. Times, Sunday Times Billions on 'astonishing' defence contracts. The Sun His mail delivery contract runs another two years. canada.com Tin was the last of the metals to reach a record price this year when three-month delivery contracts reached $11,000 per tonne yesterday. Times, Sunday Times The firm's food delivery contracts earned it exemption from three-day working, but business has fallen off because a number of its customers are not exempt. Times, Sunday Times The bill allowed private aviation companies to bid on mail delivery contracts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Equity index futures and index options tend to be in liquid markets for close to delivery contracts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Finally, remember the student will become your employee, so draft a contract of employment and adhere to all aspects of employment law and health and safety. Times, Sunday Times The time it takes for lawyers to draft a contract, negotiate its terms and get sign-offis now down to a single working day. Times, Sunday Times But they also serve who only stand and draft the contracts. Times, Sunday Times Within days, the firm should have drafted a contract and applied for title deeds. Times, Sunday Times These contracts are perceived as favoring the segment of the industry for which the association drafting the contracts represents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The forecaster expects a record recession as the economy contracts 11.5 per cent this year, then a slow rebound. Times,Sunday Times Today's young are the first denied a sure route to stakeholder adulthood by student debt, gig economy contracts and unaffordable homes. Times, Sunday Times If this materialises and the economy contracts again in the first quarter of this year, it would mark a so-called triple-dip recession, the first since official records began in 1955. Times, Sunday Times If the economy contracts in the first three months of this year, we will be officially be back in recession for the third time since the credit crunch. The Sun The economy contracts sharply and the budget deficit rises rapidly. Times, Sunday Times Less than two years ago it handed him a lifetime endorsement contract valued at around $1 billion. Times, Sunday Times He has won a fortune in excess of $12.25 million (about 8.6 million) and has several longa standing and lucrative endorsement contracts. Times, Sunday Times The pair head an alternate rankings list based on their lucrative collections of endorsement contracts. Times, Sunday Times Major endorsement contracts were waved before her, commercial sharks loomed, major corporations circled. Times, Sunday Times The endorsement contracts were built upon this deeper truth. Times, Sunday Times He refused, and began legal proceedings to enforce the contract. Times, Sunday Times For instance, one lawyer told her that the legal action to enforce the contract would typically require a payment of 15,000 just to get started. Times, Sunday Times They were not government officials, but rather sureties who were appointed to enforce a contract or other legal relationship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That alone was a sufficient interest to entitle him to enforce the contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A contract must be met with or supported by consideration to be enforceable; also, only a person who has provided consideration can enforce a contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You don't have an enforceable contract (despite his promise of £2,500) and unless you are in real hardship, there are few legal remedies. The Sun In order for a person to be liable in tort for inducing a breach of contract, the contract in question had to be a binding and enforceable contract. Times,Sunday Times In promising to give you a refund, the homeowner may have created a legally enforceable contract you could sue him for breaching. The Sun When challenged, he claimed that there was no enforceable contract and that he had merely expressed 'an intention'. Times, Sunday Times Assuming he has signed it and it sets out exactly what he owes, you should be able to prove that you have an enforceable contract. The Sun You were too young to enter this contract and may not legally be bound by it. The Sun He paid 20,000 to enter a contract that would ultimately hand him 50% of the company's shares if he managed to return 3 a share to investors within two years. Times, Sunday Times We enter the contract with open eyes. Times, Sunday Times Statutes are merely invitations to enter a contract, and are only legally enforceable if one enters into the contract consensually. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The general principle caveat emptor has no application where a purchaser has been induced to enter the contract of purchase by fraud. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Under the proposals it would be easier for local authorities and passenger transport executives to award one operator an exclusive contract for an area. Times, Sunday Times However, this property was occupied by a tenant with a sole and exclusive contract between 1705 and 1718. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was chosen and signed an exclusive contract with the network. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Independent promotions may have contracted workers but are just as likely to utilize free agents who are not under exclusive contract with any promotion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Major promotions have a permanent roster of talent under exclusive contract to them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These deals are on a caseby-case basis, and depend on how long remains on your existing contract and which handset you have. Times, Sunday Times Its existing contract ends next year and pitches will be invited shortly from interested broadcasters. Times, Sunday Times But with twoand-a-half years [left on his existing contract] he won't be going anywhere in the summer, that's for sure. Times, Sunday Times Getting them released from their existing contract could take months more or require another generous and embarrassing 'golden hello' package. Times, Sunday Times Be careful not to commit to a new start date that would place you in breach of your existing contract. The Sun The hearing was told if he started 80 games from 2011-15 the club would extend his contract. The Sun But after two months, he was asked to extend his contract for a year. The Sun As such, their willingness to extend his contract seemed generous enough. The Sun Hopefully, in time, they will extend my contract. The Sun The club captain has so far rebuffed all attempts to get him to extend his contract, which still has 2 ½ years to run. The Sun Producers offered him an extended contract immediately afterwards. Times, Sunday Times They threw in an extended contract for a manager failing to make significant progress. The Sun Last night he was who he wanted to be rather than who he thought he was supposed to be in order to secure a lucrative extended contract. Times, Sunday Times When a new mayor was elected, there was a meeting at which the extended contract was reviewed and revoked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The majority of players have received extended contracts as the club target a return to the top flight after relegation in 2005. Times, Sunday Times Previously, federal contract employees were not generally required to undergo background investigation, except as required by specific contracts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The predetermination requirement set up a mechanism to collect and disseminate appropriate prevailing wage data prior to issuing proposal requests for federal contract bids. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This generic name was selected intentionally to avoid a need for future changes should the federal contract be renamed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company would pay a fine and could continue bidding for lucrative federal contracts. Times, Sunday Times Any organization with fifty or more employees and an aggregate revenue exceeding $50,000 from a single federal contract during a twelve-month period must have a written affirmative action plan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From then on, they refused to fly anywhere unless they had a firm contract to sell their aircraft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The orders, which are all firm contracts, are worth a total of $4.8 billion at list prices. Times, Sunday Times Many respondents found that they were unable to enter the profession if firms contracted out recruitment to agencies. Times,Sunday Times The auditor found that firms contracted to get people back into work had 'universally underperformed'. Times, Sunday Times A written warning was issued to one last year after 'receiving services free of charge from a removals firm contracted by the commission to provide services'. Times, Sunday Times If he were to fulfil his contract and hang around a little longer, we might have a chance of finding out. Times, Sunday Times But the celebrations are on hold until the directors can raise money to buy the resources needed to fulfil the contract. Times, Sunday Times It would have been easy to go home and not fulfil my contract. Times, Sunday Times The album was put out mainly due to pressure from their record label to fulfil their contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He continues to make music not to fulfil any contracts or prove he's still the best. The Sun The land grant contract must be signed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nobody disputes that in granting contracts councils may have to keep some information confidential. Times, Sunday Times Maverick added a clause specifying that previously granted contracts would be forfeited if their terms were not met in the future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 High-ranking military officers siphoned money and took bribes in order to grant contracts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He will 100 per cent honour that contract. The Sun He disputes the claims and has sued his former employers for failing to honour his contract. Times, Sunday Times I would like very much to honour my contract. The Sun Every player wants every club to honour the contract they've signed. The Sun I always try to honour my contract. Times, Sunday Times This replaces onerous rules that forced millions to use their pension to buy an inflexible annuity, an insurance contract that provides annual income in retirement. Times, Sunday Times I'd advise anyone with an insurance contract to check the small print. The Sun Rates on annuities - an insurance contract providing an income for life in return for a pension pot - saw their biggest fall in three years last month, plummeting 2.6%. Times, Sunday Times If a foreign state were an insured under an insurance contract, the insurers could not be precluded from alleging a fraudulent claim simply because that might embarrass the foreign state. Times, Sunday Times It noted that the insurance contract contained a two-year contractual limitations period, under which claims had to be submitted within two years after a physical loss. Christianity Today If there are terms in a lease contract that are unacceptable, then ask that the contract be modified. Christianity Today Oddly, this wasn't mentioned when the estate agent was drooling over our lucrative signature on her bloated lease contract. Times, Sunday Times Customers are also bound by stringent terms and conditions by entering a lease contract to rent out a part of their property for such a long period. Times, Sunday Times They still own the lease and continue to pay rent, according to the original lease contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Under these circumstances it was doubtful if the lease contract would be renewed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sound the alarm when a player hugely increases his wages with a long-term contract because that represents past achievements, but not necessarily future ones. Times, Sunday Times So it's no surprise that the club have just got him to commit to a new long-term contract. The Sun But expensive smartphones come attached to a long-term contract that means fewer people upgrade to a new phone every year. Times, Sunday Times In some cases customers have unwittingly switched provider or signed up to an expensive long-term contract they never wanted. Times, Sunday Times He's got 11 games to prove he's worth a long-term contract. The Sun The family's best footballer could sign a lucrative contract. The Sun After all, the promise of a lucrative contract seems not to be important to them, and the pursuit of fame holds little power. Times, Sunday Times Whoever wins that will be one of the lucky finalists competing for a lucrative contract with a top agency. The Sun Being an international was also a sure way of negotiating a more lucrative contract with your club, or securing a move to a bigger one. Times, Sunday Times The lucrative contract will make him thousands as he will also be listed as an executive producer. The Sun In an overactive bladder, the muscle contracts at the wrong time. Times, Sunday Times When she smiles, the muscle contracts and pulls the skin inwards. Times, Sunday Times This muscle contracts to propel food along. Times, Sunday Times So when the infundibulum adheres, a radial muscle contracts, thinning its wall. The Scientist As you lie back and relax for a 15-minute session, you will feel a slight tingle as the muscle contracts. Times, Sunday Times But in most other parts of the public sector, employees would be able to negotiate a contract with the relevant department to run their service. Times, Sunday Times Now, that union must negotiate a contract to cover the combined workforce. Houston Chronicle The other two take the spacecraft and negotiate a contract for the colony with a different corporation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agent will coordinate the details of wardrobe, directions, etc., as well as negotiate the contract or pay. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Typically, local chapters negotiate a contract with automatic deduction of dues from members' paychecks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was used to obtain a contract for a nuclear power plant security system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He undertook to obtain the contract, which he did and which saved the company. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The commission offered contracts to existing service providers and it had stated that new providers would have an opportunity of obtaining a contract in accordance with its rules. Times, Sunday Times The nurses eventually obtained a contract that won them parity with their public-sector counterparts. Globe and Mail As a general thing, none but favorites gain access there, and no others can obtain contracts which bear enormous profits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, considering the length of time in your employment, the best solution may be to simply offer a contract with full-time hours. Times, Sunday Times But even if they offer that contract, they will worry about the effect it might have and where the money will go. Times, Sunday Times An employer may not legally offer a contract that pays the worker less than a minimum wage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the team chose not to offer a contract, then the player could try to sign with a team of his choosing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The couple took out a foreign-exchange option contract to ensure they get money back if the pound rebounds. Times, Sunday Times The addition of the option contract changes the security's risk/return profile to make it more tailored to an investor's comfort zone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These numbers are commonly presented as a percentage of the total number of shares represented by the option contract(s). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An option contract constitutes two offers: a substantive offer and an undertaking or option to keep the offer open. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An option contract can provide some security to the promisee in the above scenario. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And my first pro contract was about 125 quid a week. The Sun There was no haggling, no pro contract. Times, Sunday Times The pro contract came sooner than he'd imagined. Times, Sunday Times A first pro contract was signed a month later. The Sun After initially having to train with the club's youth ranks, he was quickly offered a pro contract and moved into first team contention. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The club said the money was for a freelance procurement contract which involved a 'substantial' amount of work. Times, Sunday Times Yesterday her lawyer said it was 'a procurement contract in relation to the stadium'. Times, Sunday Times The procurement contract was signed in 1995. Times, Sunday Times His was an affluent merchant family which was made penniless after the government confiscated their property for failing to fulfill a procurement contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The avionics were unsuitable due to poor risk analysis and necessary requirements omitted from the procurement contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Convincing the dealer they were signing the purchase contract, members of the gang placed the paintings in their van and fled the scene. Times, Sunday Times Normally they either leave and forgo their earn-out, or they try to engineer a breach of the purchase contract by the buyer, so the earn-out payments are triggered in full. Times, Sunday Times In late 2013 the purchase contract with the buyer fell through and the estate was put back on the market with an asking price of $20 million. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some purchase contracts allow for the oil to be acquired at the moment of departure. Times, Sunday Times The broker negotiates price and terms on behalf of the buyers and prepares standard real estate purchase contract by filling in the blanks in the contract form. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has yet to receive a contract for the villa and now has written off the money as a loss. Times, Sunday Times Sources claimed two building firms expected to receive a contract from the energy giant have been told it will not now come until 2013. The Sun Shop floor employees voted on which part of the multistep machine should get the investment, and then chose which of two competing suppliers should receive the contract. Globe and Mail Occasionally an instant winner was chosen to receive a contract without having to compete. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Through a series of default bidding the ring contractor would receive the contract route at an exorbitant high price. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So tonight's finale comes as a welcome relief as the three remaining contestants battle it out for the 1 million recording contract. Times, Sunday Times According to her, that was all before signing her first recording contract. Times, Sunday Times They signed their first recording contract by accident. Times,Sunday Times The sheik claims he bankrolled the singer's lavish lifestyle in exchange for an exclusive recording contract. The Sun However, the band he founded with university friends was recently reported to have signed a lucrative recording contract. Times, Sunday Times But because less than half of the 155 union members voted, a 2/3 majority of the vote was required to reject the contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But since the vote fell far short of the two-thirds necessary to reject a contract, the agreement was ratified and imposed on angry workers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After they rejected their contract, it was redrafted on his watch. Times, Sunday Times The union's 21,000 carhaul drivers and support personnel rejected the contract by a 4-to-1 majority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The moment you ask a player to renegotiate his contract, though, even for a cut of just 1 a week, he becomes a free agent. The Sun So she took the opportunity to renegotiate her contract. Times, Sunday Times Her 18th birthday was approaching, which would be time to renegotiate her contract. Times, Sunday Times He deferred ankle surgery until the end of the summer in order to put pressure on the team to renegotiate his contract. The Times Literary Supplement After a $100-million deal fell apart because the rebels wanted to renegotiate the contract at the last minute, he gave up. Mail and Guardian Throughout, my employer, a recruitment agency, was very supportive with time off, shorter days and did not hesitate to renew my contract. Times, Sunday Times But as the disco bubble burst, they faded from the charts and the record company declined to renew their contract. Times, Sunday Times They didn't renew my contract, which they were absolutely entitled to do. Times, Sunday Times When her employer responded by refusing to renew her contract, she brought a complaint in an employment tribunal and lost. Times,Sunday Times Some clubs renew your contract automatically, locking you in for a further year. Times, Sunday Times The county said that they would review his contract for 2011 after the end of the season. Times, Sunday Times Residents said they wanted time to review the contract, discuss and debate it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many companies will also need to review their contracts. Times, Sunday Times Review your contracts to see if you have the right to send someone for a separate medical examination if you are not satisfied. Times, Sunday Times The hoaxers reviewed the contract with legal counsel, and made the decision not to carry the hoax through to actually publishing the book. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Anxious to make amends, he becomes determined to secure the contract and satisfy the very demanding client. ST I'd like to say he managed to secure the contract all on his own thanks to his amazing talents. The Sun Reports suggest there are five offshore wind farms with planning consent that are likely to want to secure a contract. Times, Sunday Times Only 20 per cent of the county players and 24 (7.5 per cent) of the overseas players who have entered will secure a contract. Times,Sunday Times They had the estate agent pinned in a corner of the kitchen and were upping the price like dealers in an auction house in order to secure the contract. Times, Sunday Times By the end of their six-week internship, one third of the graduates had been given a permanent or short-term contract. Times, Sunday Times When it became clear that the company might have overstretched itself, he returned on a short-term contract, but the damage was done. Times, Sunday Times Would you sign a short-term contract with the club you are currently at and commit your short-term future? The Sun Today, his short-term contract done, the great fly-half (adjective used advisedly) ends his wonderful pro career against one of his former clubs. Times, Sunday Times Any potential deal may have to be on a pay-per-game basis or a short-term contract. Times, Sunday Times You don't have to sign a contract so can opt out of the add-on at any time. Times,Sunday Times If they believe they are simply going to fly in, have one quick meeting and then sign a contract, then they will be disappointed. Times, Sunday Times There are several location agencies so compare the deals before you sign a contract. Times, Sunday Times Not to have been a part of that might have affected my decision to sign the contract. The Sun We've got players running out of time on their contracts but no one can sign a contract. The Sun He had already signed the standard contract on the website and also paid a deposit. Times, Sunday Times Its generally inadequate quality can be traced to the clause in the standard contract for nonfiction books, 'the author shall be responsible for providing an index'. The Times Literary Supplement Commissions on an enhanced annuity can be as high as 3.5%, thereby taking 3,500 out of a 100,000 pot, while those on a standard contract can deduct 1.5%. Times, Sunday Times Only four complied, with the remainder refusing to do so, inviting them to visit or referring them to a website that did not include a standard contract. Times, Sunday Times It was he who negotiated the minimum wage, the standard contract and insurance cover for all players. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The investigation also found health bosses had paid 75p for cucumbers rather than the 35p agreed in the supplier contract. The Sun The management company for my block of flats refuses to share essential documents, such as firerisk assessments, accounts and supplier contracts. Times, Sunday Times Supplier contracts typically forbid the reselling of goods elsewhere. Times,Sunday Times The company blamed a better understanding of the design, supplier contracts and volume of work for the increased costs. The Sun Several rounds of lowered guidance followed, in spite of new supplier contracts and continued acquisitions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You will usually agree every other aspect of the supply contract so why not payment terms, too? Times, Sunday Times That made it manifestly unjust to enforce payment under the supply contract without taking into account the cross-claim for repudiation of the installation contract. Times, Sunday Times The energy company has signed a long-term supply contract for the fuel. Times, Sunday Times The company has also doubled profit margins at one hotel by reviewing every supply contract from maintenance to linen and fruit juice. Times, Sunday Times The gist was that the village hall's annual gas supply contract was about to expire. Times, Sunday Times Going down would be costly because the income from the next television contract will increase by an average of 65 per cent for top-flight clubs, starting next season. Times, Sunday Times The upcoming television contract runs from 2003 to 2006. Houston Chronicle But at that time there was no suggestion that it would pull out or wanted to arrange its own television contract. Times, Sunday Times The television contract was overlooked altogether. Times, Sunday Times You might throw in the bumper-size 1.7 billion television contract and the queue of foreign billionaire investors and say that the game has never had it better. Times, Sunday Times At age 16 you will often be hired on an hourly basis (10 an hour) to work on a temporary contract. Times, Sunday Times He still goes there three times a week as an outpatient and has lost his job because he was only on a temporary contract. The Sun You are on a temporary contract. Times, Sunday Times Her temporary contract ended months ago. Times, Sunday Times When used as a noun, supernumerary means a temporary employee, additional society member, or extra manpower, usually in a function which has a temporary contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What's going to happen with the union contract? Globe and Mail Hence, the union contract governing the courier company's workers applies to those of the subcontractor. Globe and Mail We had a union contract coming up. Globe and Mail Coaches receive compensation as outlined in the teachers' union contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On that interpretation of their union contract, retirees (applies to the 1993-2004 retirees) now pay 66% of their pension towards their medical insurance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unfortunately, utility contracts are often riddled with such terms and conditions. The Sun Utility contracts are riddled with terms and conditions, so make sure you check these carefully when you sign up. The Sun Price comparison sites, which allow consumers to compare the prices of everything from insurance policies to credit card balance transfers and utility contracts, have boomed over the past decade. Times, Sunday Times Unascertained goods may form the subject matter of a valid contract of sale. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He must comply with all the requirements of a valid contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plaintiff sued to enforce the promise, but the court did not find a valid contract. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As only one player had a valid contract for the new league, the club was forced to bring in a large number of new players. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For the program to become available, customers must have a valid contract and must purchase a new phone, rather than simply receive credit to be used at a later date. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He will rip up his 850-a-week wage contract for a new deal worth 12,000-a-week this week, a reward for trimming his weight and properly applying himself. Times, Sunday Times Prison sentences were measured in temporal units just as the wage contract was calibrated in units of labour-time. The Times Literary Supplement If an employee expects prices to be high in the future, he or she will draw up a wage contract with a high wage to match these prices. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The wildcat strikers are ignoring wage contracts drawn up for the year ahead. Times, Sunday Times Typically, merchant wage contracts specified seamens responsibilities while the ship was at port. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a sales rep you will be responsible for selling your company's goods or services, persuading would-be clients why your firm should win the contract. The Sun Each week the loser goes home and the last person standing will win a contract assisting the world's biggest make-up artists. Times, Sunday Times The company had enough top-level research and strategy experts in-house, but needed more software staffand telecoms engineers if it was to win the contract. Times, Sunday Times Staff took a pay freeze last year to win the contract. The Sun Is the goal primarily to win a contract or establish a relationship? Times, Sunday Times Get a formal written contract: you may wish to have one drawn up by a solicitor. Times,Sunday Times There was no written contract, but she admitted that she owed the money. Times, Sunday Times Get a written contract for any work, rather than relying on a verbal agreement. Times, Sunday Times All of these approaches elevate the importance of the verbal, personal interchange above that of the lengthy written contract. Times, Sunday Times Although a written contract had been signed, many oral changes were made during the construction. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 合同, 紧缩, 订合同 Japanese: 契約, 収縮する, 契約を結ぶ |
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