But the word "contract" is losing its meaning.
In the end, not a single contract was lost.
From 1 April 2009, the Fagernes PSO contract was lost to DOT LT, and Air Norway terminated those routes.
It was already seeing contracts being lost to European rivals who could promise Europe-based processing.
As contracts are lost by public sector bidders, the teams that would have delivered them will be made redundant because funds will not be available to pay them.
The military industry holds sway over a significant slice of Russian voters and "will be very angry at the ruling group" if further contracts are lost, said Fyodor Lukyanov, editor of Russia in Global Affairs.
In that situation, with the threat of contracts being lost and factories closed, the joint shop stewards' committee of Lucas came up with the brilliant proposal of converting their production from military hardware to socially useful products.
Farmers lost tens of millions of dollars as the contaminated seed had to be destroyed and contracts were lost.
However, the roll yield has now turned negative, so that investors in futures contracts are losing.
Sadly, much of the juicy stuff, such as her scandalous marriage at the age of 14 and the question of whether or not she really contracted syphilis, is lost in the mists of mostly undocumented history.
If the requirements of the consumer population are found not to produce an increase in profit, the provider cancels all contracts and no revenue is lost as a result.
