Furthermore, a signed contract does not guarantee a closing.

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Some states guarantee payments in the prepaid contract.

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That is because there is no guarantee for the next year and no multi-year contract to derive the illusory comfort of League longevity.

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He said it "frustrates the very purpose of employment rights" and insisted it could not be right to allow an employer and an employee to contract out of rights which Parliament had seen fit to guarantee.

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The existing union contract permits the company simply to increase the shipments, but it does not guarantee cooperation.

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