Sentence examples for contract stands from inspiring English sources

That contract stands as an albatross on Washington's bloated payroll.

The contract stands out at a time when managers' salaries are escalating into the millions.

The new law will also eliminate a system known here as "ultra-activity," which stipulated that an old contract stands when a business and a union cannot negotiate a new contract.

A contract stand-off saw a second-string side lose a Test series to Bangladesh.

"It is pretty clear where it's at," he said of the contract stand-off.

Two other youngsters could also leave; Jordan Rossiter and Carlos Teixeira are also in contract stand-offs, while the memories of Raheem Sterling's departure last summer still linger at Anfield.

On Monday, the benchmark crude oil futures contract stood at $69.70 a barrel, up 54 cents in early trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

And to top it all there is the Frank Lampard, who spent much of the night running up and down the touchline applauding the fans taking his side in the contract stand-off.

Drogba's contract stand-off dated back to last summer, with the club refusing to bow to his demands for a two-year extension.

Fellow former Liverpool player and BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson described the contract stand-off as "absolutely everything wrong with football at the moment with these young players".

Manchester United are ready to exploit Bastian Schweinsteiger's contract stand-off with Bayern Munich by making a move for the 30-year-old Germany midfielder.