Sentence examples for was on contract from inspiring English sources

The apparently independent Mr Morris was on contract to the government.Bogus television reporting like this is, alas, an established part of American "news management".

From the introduction of sound, in 1927, to the late forties, just about everyone was on contract to these giant, tentacular organizations.

By the time I met him, a few months later, he was on contract with Getty for his pictures, and he had a column in the Guardian.

Garner was on contract, on lower television pay rates, when he met Roy Huggins, a writer/producer on Cheyenne, about to script a new show.

The original stated that Lord Macdonald was on contract with News International and that he reported his findings to the News International board.

An official with Aban told the BBC that the Aban Pearl was on contract to a Venezuelan state-owned firm and was being used to drill for natural gas.

So the 16GB will run $199 with the 32GB fetching $299; both are on-contract prices of course.

I asked if they were on contract to make an environmental-impact study for one of Wang's companies.

"Coaches are on contract, so it's a definitive period of time," he said.

He is on contract here and is a big player for us and is going to be an important player.

The teachers, who were on contract, demanded that their salaries be equal to those of regular teachers.