Sentence examples for contracts found from inspiring English sources

A test sample of 60 government contracts found that 34 – more than half – had "issues in the amount billed".

Mr Cotula's study of land-deal contracts found few examples in which the foreign investor was obliged to exchange materials or ideas with local farmers.

Figures issued on Monday showed that the firm, which makes nearly all of its money from public contracts, found permanent work for less than 4% of its unemployed clients – well short of the government target of 5.5%.

A recent analysis of 81 cities' police union contracts found 72 of these cities contained provisions that disqualify misconduct complaints, delay interrogations of officers, limit disciplinary consequences or erase records of police misconduct.

The Times's review of more than two dozen loan contracts found that the loans, once fees were factored in, could come with effective interest rates from 27 to 106 percent — critical information that was not disclosed either in the ads or the contracts.

A sharp rise last year in the number of zero-hours contracts in the health sector was blamed by unions on the government's privatisation of essential services, including radiology, which meant professional workers on such contracts found themselves tied to rotas that could be changed at 24 hours' notice.

That rule is part of the law's sweeping attempt to curtail the rights and complicate the lives of people without papers, making them unable to enter contracts, find jobs, rent homes or access government services.

In their desperation to land new contracts, find new customers, and exploit new markets, many business owners take a scatter-gun approach to things like business networking and using social media.

The messaging ecosystem creates endless possibilities for app developers to create tools that will help users collaborate on projects, pay bills, sign contracts, find a date, livestream, bet on sports, play game and more.

Trade responds with a lag to exchange rate movements because it takes time to renegotiate contracts, find new suppliers, etc.

This summer Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, thanks to the extortionate terms of its PFI contract, found itself with a shortfall of £70m.