Sentence examples for contractor settled from inspiring English sources

Raised in the Inner Sunset district, Ms. Thiebaud said she could not afford to live in San Francisco in the early 1980s, so she and her husband, a general contractor, settled in Berkeley.

The suit was never filed; James and the other contractors settled with Nicholas in 2002 for an undisclosed sum.

On Rawls' account, the contractors settle on principles that guaranteed as much liberty as possible for all and, within the limits set by this guarantee, a roughly egalitarian distribution of goods in which inequalities are allowed only if they are to the benefit of the worst off (Rawls 1971, section 11; 2001, Part II).

He denies all charges; contractor case settled, bodyguard suit pending.

After finishing her Ph.D., she spent time editing scientific manuscripts, working as an adjunct lecturer, and developing science-education resources as a contractor before settling at AGU. "I've had the same passions and interests throughout my career; I've just focused on different ones at different times," she explained.

Save for another CCR case brought against another civilian contractor which was settled, all such cases have been dismissed before trial for a blend of reasons that typically include the so-called "political question" and "state secrets" doctrines – limitations the judicial branch puts on itself to avoid infringing on military or foreign policy questions, among others.

Last week, the government doled out millions of dollars to contractors to settle debts that were in some cases a decade old.

Manchester city council took legal action against Heatherwick and contractors last year, settling out of court for £1.7m damages for breach of contract and negligence.

We were presented with a scene of opportunity: contractors were settling in, apparently useful and minus the greed and inefficiency that would emerge later; the UK's Department for International Development seemed set to play an important, constructive role.

When lawyer Veena Dubal heard last month that Uber drivers seeking to be recognized as employees rather than independent contractors might settle their class-action lawsuit before it went to trial, she cried.

The DoJ's most high profile case involving a UK company of recent times saw BAE Systems, the defence contractor, pay $400m to settle corporate bribery charges after pleading guilty to making false statements to the US authorities.