Sentence examples for thorny contract from inspiring English sources

Lately, Mara has been heard assuring folks that he will do everything he can to keep Victor Cruz in a Giants' uniform despite a thorny contract situation.

For those reasons, whether Jeter bats first or second for the Yankees this season would not seem to matter all that much, except that his subpar 2010 — and the thorny contract negotiations after — has changed the context.

"I was working from home once, negotiating a particularly thorny contract over the phone.

Both sides applauded the end of the strike, but difficult negotiations loom ahead as thorny questions over the contract, particularly the workers' health care coverage, remain unresolved.

It was also in 1915 that Filitti contributed his views on the thorny issue of "Capitulations", contracts reputedly signed by two Danubian Principalities (Wallachia and Moldavia) when they first came under the Ottoman Empire's suzerainty.

If these were cracks, the federation stayed strong (though the issue of a contract renewal became a thorny one – less so now) and the country was rewarded with a fine attacking display.

Automakers will take up the thorny issue of plant closings in contract talks with the United Auto Workers later this year.

The issue of these contracts, known as personal service contracts, has long been a thorny one in the county.

So Disney will have to deal with a bewildering array of state affiliates acting as partners, suppliers and even competitors, making contract negotiations complex and raising thorny conflict-of-interest issues.

The teachers' union balked at the city's request, accusing it of making an end run around the contract negotiations in which such thorny issues as teacher placement would normally be tackled.

The use of casual contracts in academia is a thorny topic – and one that doesn't seem to be going anywhere any time soon.