Sentence examples for worked on contingency from inspiring English sources

WASHINGTON — With the growing conviction that the Assad family's 42-year grip on power in Syria is coming to an end, Obama administration officials worked on contingency plans Wednesday for a collapse of the Syrian government, focusing particularly on the chemical weapons that Syria is thought to possess and that President Bashar al-Assad could try to use on opposition forces and civilians.

chief of staff, who, during a career in the Israeli Air Force, worked on contingency planning for an air war with Iran.

He said he had spoken to finance ministers and central bankers over the weekend; and that the Treasury and the Bank of England had worked on contingency plans with each individual financial institution in the run-up to the vote.

Christopher Harmer, a former American naval officer who worked on contingency plans to use cruise missiles in the Persian Gulf, said that cruise missile attacks could have a major effect on Mr. Assad's forces if they were concentrated on destroying his warplanes and the airfields he has used to receive arms from Iran.

HuffPost reported the story of one agent working on contingency who ran over a car owner during an altercation.

Some lawyers work on contingency ("no win, no fee") arrangements, but others cannot shoulder the risk.

Some tribal leaders have banned from their reserves lawyers working on contingency fees seeking claimants.

The Chinese government has teams of experts working on contingency plans if Greece does leave the euro.

"We will continue to work on contingency plans to increase the country's resilience in the event of a strike".

The lawyers typically work on contingency and collect up to a third of any settlement or court verdict.

British Airways also said it was working on contingency plans should talks with the union break down and a strike occur.