These were often couched in ambiguous terms so that the consultant could not complain if things went wrong.
On the other hand, the government could tighten up repayment terms so that it gets more money back.
It could consider lengthening rail and airport franchise terms so that pay-back periods are longer and big investments feasible.Innovation in infrastructure was once one of Britain's strengths.
There are some people who just view the world in conspiratorial terms, so that everything they see is the product of a conspiracy.
"This gives a standardisation to terms, so that when we say there's a famine, we have the indicators and agreements on the conditions that constitute a famine.
"We are protecting the schools budget in real terms, so that as pupil numbers increase so will the amount of money in our schools.
Instead of naming the hospitals, the bill describes them in cryptic terms, so that identifying a beneficiary is like solving a riddle.
From January 1995 commissioners will serve five-year, rather than four-year terms, so that their terms coincide with the parliament's.Mr Kohl made little progress with his demand for an EC role in asylum and immigration policy.
Reflecting similar concern, Mr McLaughlin recommended that the CIA's head be given a fixed term in office, out of phase with presidential terms, so that he can be safely non-political.
European and American officials should make clear to the president — in plain terms, so that nuance is not misread — that the policies of his administration look like democratic backsliding.
He fought hard as well to make sure that banks and other lenders would offer reasonable credit terms, so that a car or a truck would never be beyond the reach of someone who worked hard every day.
