Sentence examples for contract governments from inspiring English sources

In developing the provisions of a labor contract, governments calculate the incremental cost of each percentage increase in salary and then determine what is affordable.

And instead of negotiating fixed-price contracts, governments typically bear the risk of designing advanced systems in "cost-plus" arrangements.

Commodity prices have collapsed, contracting government budgets and export income.

Since the meeting last week, scores of other companies have registered interest in reconstruction contracts, government officials said, but they have received no guarantees.

More than 2,000 public-sector workers could be avoiding the full rate of income tax through special contracts, government research has found.

As the economy contracted, government spending expanded, and to pay for it, Hoover went after the rich.

Over the last two decades, the state has increasingly contracted government work -- currently valued at $50 billion -- to outside vendors.

The majority of households used contracted government health services but preferred private services.

This manuscript reflects the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the contracting government agency.

The maintenance of quality of life is now recognized by some as a key component of the social contract between governments and the individuals they represent.

An increasing number of studies in the health literature document health services contracting by government authorities [ 1].