Sentence examples for naval contracts from inspiring English sources

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On the security of Scottish pensions, the effect of losing naval contracts on Glasgow's two remaining shipyards and, above all, the question of whether independent Scots could retain the pound (see article), Better Together argues that independence would be costlier and riskier than the Yes side claims.

However, the inevitable communications difficulty and the spoils system in naval contracts combined to prevent the smooth operation of this plan.

Asked if independence could result in naval contracts being clawed back, Ms Sturgeon said: "That's a preposterous suggestion - the idea that people in Scotland should be somehow punished for voting 'Yes'.

These days, little remains except two yards, both heavily dependent on British naval contracts, and the iconic Finnieston crane, now used for charity ziplines rather than heavy industry.

The same company also paid off a $10,000 note that Robeson owed to Jay Cooke and offered itself as an influence broker for other companies doing business with the Navy, thus turning away any competitive bidding for naval contracts.

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After laying off 180 employees in December, it has rehired most of them and plans to began expanding later this year.Marinette and Austal share more than just a sizeable naval contract.

The stockbroker Investec said: "Excluding a £100m charge for the terminated Trinidad naval contract, BAE's full results look in line at the EBIT [earnings before interest and taxes] level.

In addition, the paper found evidence of British wrongdoing in a related naval contract.

(Ironically, at the time Mr. Goetz's naval contract was to protect all of humanity by creating a safeguard against terrorists stealing nuclear weapons).

The two companies who have the most invested in the Franco-Russian warship deal are French naval contracting giant DCNS — in which the French state holds a 64% stake — and the STX shipyard.

The Royal Navy is facing a major shakeup after an independent report by the businessman Sir John Parker called for speedier and cheaper shipbuilding and opened the way for the breaking up of BAE's dominance of naval defence contracts.

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