Example sentences of "[to-vb] contracts [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The main tasks of such an authority would be to issue contracts for the performance of particular tasks coupled with supervisory and inspection to ensure that they were adequately performed . |
| 2 | From April 1993 local authorities will have to contract out waste management , and this should give the companies more opportunities to secure contracts for the conversion of waste into energy . |
| 3 | The long arm of Mani Pulite has now reached out and grasped the head of Siemens AG 's Italian subsidiary , arresting Giorgio Scanavacca , president of Siemens Telecomunicazioni and managing director of Siemens SpA , on suspicion of corruption : the arrest was reportedly linked to alleged kickbacks to political parties paid to secure contracts with the state telephone company , ASST . |
| 4 | Hence they were predisposed to secure contracts under the state scheme which preserved their freedom . |
| 5 | Chief among those dismissed and allegedly involved in scandals was Pedro Paulo Leoni Ramos , Secretary for Strategic Affairs , who was accused of using his influence to win contracts from the state oil firm PÉTROBRAS for companies run by personal friends . |
| 6 | Now I , I think perhaps you 're worrying unduly , Jim in so far as , your , your men will continue to administer contracts in the way they do now . |
| 7 | Diverse factors have combined to force contracts to the forefront of the surveyor 's mind when dealing with building projects . |
| 8 | British Aerospace could be the main industrial beneficiary if the Indians decide to place contracts in the UK , perhaps for space vehicles to carry telephone calls or TV . |
| 9 | Now on the seventeenth of September Mr met Peter on the defendant 's firm er for the first time at his office , where they had er a general discussion about the business and about what needed to be done in order to secure it and er the plaintiffs at that stage told Peter that there should be er no problems over finance as he understood the bank were willing to assist and at that stage he wanted to move as quickly as possible to exchange contracts on the business erm , for two reasons . |
| 10 | you actually exchange , as soon as you 've exchanged contracts we 've got to get insured you see but erm I mean on the letter we got from the solicitor on Saturday it said , it , it looks as though your purchaser 's ready to exchange contracts in the forthcoming week |
| 11 | Nineteen companies have so far agreed to sign contracts with the government agreeing to fixed objectives . |
| 12 | The REAG was expected to recommend contracts under the NFFO offering at least 10 to 15 years of premium prices for electricity generated through renewable means . |
| 13 | Such terms are used for a wide range of contracts ; this book , however , is primarily concerned with the drafting of standard terms to govern contracts for the supply , or purchase , of goods ( in particular ) or services . |