Still, should the cuts take effect, Yonkers could face lawsuits from its teachers union, whose contract mandates a limit of 30 students in middle and high school classes.
On Monday Judge John P. Shook of Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled that Mr. Cussler had violated a contract that mandated the payment of legal fees if either side breached the agreement.
When there is a contract, it often mandates a quiet sale.
There will likely be mandates to contract with local manufacturers, and the planning and procurement process will inevitably drag on.
Ultimately, we ended up with a contract with the Education Ministry and Zeferino Martins; the Education Minister of the Republic of Mozambique, complete with both email confirmations and two copies of a hand signed, hand stamped contract "mandate" with the embossed seal of the Education Ministry of the Republic of Mozambique.
Mr. Landesman, the producer, said he was frustrated that the contract mandated a minimum number of musicians.
Corps leaders had tried to demote Ms. Greenhouse a year earlier, but that effort was derailed in hearings where a former commander of the agency -- the one who brought Ms. Greenhouse to the Corps in 1997 with a mandate to make contracting more professional -- praised her work.
A few days ago, a group led by Mr. Kopp submitted a ballot initiative that would mandate the garbage contract's being put out for competitive bid.
For orchestra, there are four or five rehearsals within the course of a week, with breaks carefully mandated by union contract.
Demos notes that while federal contracting rules mandate a cap on the share of public funds going to CEO pay, they do not cap CEO salaries per se.
A number of states mandate that contracts save money.
