But there's nothing we can do except try to get a contract done.
"I don't know what they're thinking but I'm going to try everything I can to get a contract, " he said.
But please: Resist the urge to underbid just to get a contract.
Siemens AG, a German company, is expected to get a contract to manage construction of the power island where the electricity is produced.
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With Ian Bell keeping his contract, Eoin Morgan is the only player of the team who featured in England's last Test not to get a central contract.
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"It's terrible business ethics to be lying and then just get people to sign a contract, especially if English isn't their first language, " says Richard Painter, professor of corporate law at the University of Minnesota.
The 25-year-old wants to stay at BAR and says he is determined to get out of a contract with Williams for 2006.
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"I didn't want to get into that situation, I wanted to sign a contract after the cup final, " said Gerrard.
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In the bad old days, to get a securities licence, people had to sign a contract giving up their right to take employment disputes to the courts.
It's now almost impossible for management to get a policy on a player contract, at least past the first year or two of a long-term deal.
We took steps on our own to reduce the time it takes for small businesses to get paid when they have a contract with the federal government.
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They include high levels of job protection for those lucky or old enough to have a permanent contract (younger workers often have to get by on temporary ones).
Hackney is a warning to prospective partners to sort out their own problems, and a workable contract, before rushing to get together.
And conversely, now is the time for job seekers to make themselves more marketable by getting more training and using contract assignments as a way to get the on-the-job experience that employers like to see on resumes.
Paul McVeigh has featured in all of Norwich City's pre-season matches so far and is hoping to impress the manager and get himself a contract.
Ferguson, who has been at United since 1986, had been expected to get a lucrative new four-year contract, but that was put under threat by a recent dispute with the Irish duo.
"I have a contract until 2010 to get Morocco to the World Cup finals, " he said.
People tolerated it: they considered it the price of economic growth, the cost of doing business, the quickest way to win a contract (or just get a telephone line), a perk of political power.
If this plan manages to stay on track through the various fiscal cliffs and valleys that lie ahead, then some company will eventually get a contract worth tens of billions of dollars to build the new bomber.
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Scholars are teaming up with epidemiologists and social scientists to see if what you say and how you say it are determining factors in whether you'll get a loan, contract a disease or tend to stereotype people.
It suggests that Kofi Annan gave a nod to the company that employed his son, a nod that would get a UN contract.
It is not hard to guess which of the two groups is more likely to get a job outside government and come back to their old desks as high-paid contract employees.
It is possible to get burned by counting on the sanctity of a contract, even when its terms seem crystal clear.
Ward was accused of trying to help his brother's energy firm get a contract at the upcoming Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic.
His contract reportedly calls for him to get a discounted price on an MLS team.
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Meaning: You get in the door with a contract to manage some aspect of a customer's business then go for additional work, including traditional computer outsourcing.
One way to get around the requirement is to buy a full-priced unlocked phone that doesn't have a contract, but doing so adds hundreds of dollars to the phone's price tag.
The Severance Payment : If an employee is already entitled to receive a severance payment, whether pursuant to an employment contract or company policy, there is no need to sign a severance agreement to get that money.
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Because all grievances that stem from drug-related cases must be handled under the collective bargaining agreement, unlike in a regular breach of contract suit, the employer can not simply single out individualized clauses in the employee agreement as a bonafide legal argument to get out of the contract.
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While this list is not exhaustive, it will get you on the road to creating a workable and responsible contract with your new executive.
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