Sentence examples for obtain a contract from inspiring English sources

"Everybody is working to obtain a contract," Warden Yarbrough said.

Those firms that do not obtain a contract will have to close.

The investigation began with an anonymous tip that Mr. Ortenzio was trying to use his influence to obtain a contract for Cipriani at Pier 57, Mr. Morgenthau said.

Mr. D'Acosta, the chamber of commerce president, and his wife were accused of paying thousands of dollars to Mr. Fajardo to obtain a contract.

Now the Legislature sent Gov. Gray Davis a bill that would enable unionized farm workers to use binding arbitration to obtain a contract.

The communications workers were eager to obtain a contract that would impress more than 20,000 Verizon Wireless workers the union wants to organize.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced yesterday that it was ending a three-year strike against Overnite Transportation without obtaining a contract.

In 1954, Mitchell obtained a contract to supply ten per cent of Chicago's natural-gas needs.

A10 Teamsters End 3-Year Strike The Teamsters union announced that it was ending a three-year strike against the Overnite Transportation Company without obtaining a contract for 13,000 workers.

Winfield's agent had infuriated Steinbrenner by obtaining a contract with a big cost-of-living adjustment, which Steinbrenner hadn't fully understood.

She offers documents showing that in 1992, she sent a letter to Reeve Lindbergh describing the thrill of obtaining a contract "for my biography of your mother".