Sentence examples for business lockout from inspiring English sources

Acute political conflict, including a two-month strike and business lockout, which shut down the oil industry, played a big part.Beleaguered, and facing a mid-term referendum to recall him from office, the president hit on an innovative solution.

We recommend ignoring the N.B.A. until it comes to its senses with this lockout business, but Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo.com makes a compelling case for admiring Kevin Garnett's role for the players' union.

"If there was a lockout, businesses near the arena would bear the brunt.

The cost to Montreal's business community from the lockout cannot be measured precisely.

But on March 14, the first day of business after the N.F.L. lockout began and the union prepared for what could be a long and costly work stoppage, a union official called Schwager's son and said the aid would cease immediately.

Brian Cooper, the president of the Toronto sports management company S&E Sponsorship Group, was one of many business analysts who said the lockout, coming so soon after the lockout that wiped out the 2004-5 season, would hurt the N.H.L.'s business.

Last year's lockout was hardball business.

An additional withholding will be applied in Year 1 "to account for business uncertainty" stemming from the lockout.

Live Nation executives noted in a conference call with analysts that the company expected to lose some important ticketing business because of the National Basketball Association lockout.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With the N.B.A. lockout lifted and business set to reopen, the Nets are suddenly confronting a murky present and a murkier near future.

No signings, trades or cuts can be made official until 2 p.m. Friday, when the N.B.A. officially reopens for business after a 149-day lockout.