Sentence examples for gaining a contract from inspiring English sources

Thus it appears that a businessman looking for assistance in gaining a contract with a foreign government can give a senator thousands of dollars in cash and other gifts in hopes that he will get a friendly hearing when he comes to visit.

Subsequently, at WrestleMania 21, Edge won the first ever Money in the Bank ladder match, gaining a contract that gave him a shot at the World Heavyweight championship within one year.

A Mexican Grand Prix had been expected on the F1 calendar in 2006, when organizers of an event in Cancún gained a contract with Ecclestone.

After attending the University of Pittsburgh, and a few years as a clothes salesman, the soft-featured, dark-haired Sterling, aged 22, gained a contract with Columbia Studios.

He spent much of the 1950s writing Catch-22, having gained a contract with the publisher Simon & Schuster on the basis of the first chapter.

"I hope that the parties will communicate together and work together to gain a contract marked by fairness and flexibility," said Postmaster General Anthony M. Frank.

Longstaff particularly frets for younger players, desperate to retain or gain a contract, who feel compelled to push their bodies and heads too far: "I don't know the way forward.

The owner of a Brooklyn lock company was also charged with paying Mr. Pinkney $13,000 for using his influence to help gain a contract to install locks on apartment doors in a South Bronx project.

The director of the Teamsters freight division, Phil Young, attributed the failure to gain a contract to what he said were widespread unfair labor practices by Overnite, like firing union supporters, and to a legal system that did little to protect workers.

Gillingham manager Justin Edinburgh has praised midfielder Josh Wright for the attitude he showed in his bid to gain a contract with the club in pre-season.

Jerome was born in Huddersfield and played for his home team as a junior before moving via Grimsby Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough to gain a contract at Cardiff, after being recommended by reserve team manager Paul Wilkinson.