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  • noun Plural form of contract.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contract.

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Examples

  • The Roman lawyers further distinguish contracts, somewhat humorously, into _contracts with names_ and _contracts without names_, or _nominate_ and

    Moral Philosophy Joseph Rickaby 1888

  • The refiner plans to finalize the term contracts for crude oil imports for the next financial year beginning April 1 by September, in order to have more suppliers, it said.

    India Looks Beyond Iran for Oil Rakesh Sharma 2011

  • The two contracts for the two new drilling rigs we are building are not reflected in the term contracts reported above.

    unknown title 2011

  • Since 9/11 InVision has received $15 billion in contracts from the Department of Homeland Security — more such contracts than any other company.

    The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism « Skid Roche 2007

  • A defense contractor with ties to Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham took a $700,000 loss on the purchase of the congressman's Del Mar house while the congressman, a member of the influential defense appropriations subcommittee, was supporting the contractor's efforts to get tens of millions of dollars in contracts from the Pentagon.

    06/12/2005 2005

  • So that's almost twice what Superior is and that's essentially 100% small percentage maintenance CapEx and 100% against the term contracts.

    unknown title 2011

  • Exports "may only come from PT Timah as they're still allowed to meet their term contracts," said Andrian Tanuwijaya, a Jakarta-based analyst at PT Trimegah Securities, referring to the nation's largest exporter.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • In the Marcellus, we had a couple of our top drive rigs, 1,000-horsepower rigs, go down at the combination of their term contracts.

    unknown title 2011

  • Constitution, grants are comprehended under the term contracts, is a grant from the State excluded from the operation of the provision?

    Select Speeches of Daniel Webster, 1817-1845 Daniel Webster 1817

  • Sure okay and then on the term contracts you mentioned I believe 45 term contracts could you also just provide us with information on a quarterly basis how does that shake out how many term contracts in Q1 and going through to Q4?

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

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