long-term contract
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflong-termandcontract
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long-term
adjective
uk/ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/us/ˌlɑːŋˈtɝːm/
continuing a long time into ...
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contract
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.trækt/us/ˈkɑːn.trækt/
a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the ...
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In that sense it was along-termcontract.
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The change in regime destroys the exclusivity that one principal in along-termcontractwould have.
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We think this is just the way along-termcontractought to work out.
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Secondly, it is done bylong-termcontractand, thirdly, by bulk purchase.
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There is no bulk purchase, there is nolong-termcontract, he buys in a free competitive market.
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He wants security, and it is security that prompts him to support thislong-termcontractat this price.
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It will probably lead to along-termcontractin the near future.
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The whole point is that unless there is along-termcontractwith the places mentioned, they cannot be discussed.
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It would be along-termcontractby usage only.
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That must he equitable to all parties, because only then will along-termcontractbe possible.
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The problem is that we are locked- into along-termcontractwith that company, and we cannot change it.
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Members of the junior service on permanent orlong-termcontractterms have vacation leave entitlement of 2½ days for every month of residential service.
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We move away from the predominance of the spot market into the predominance of thelong-termcontractmarket.
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It knows how to draw up an appropriatelong-termcontract.
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A feature of the agreement is an undertaking to enter into discussions on along-termcontractfor the supply of explosives, propellants and ammunition.
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Thelong-termcontractmachine is a very potent instrument in securinglong-termcontractreliability.
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It may be argued that thelong-termcontractis even more important than the short-term.
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The reason is that along-termcontractconfers a very great advantage on the selling country.
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It is a fatal thing to write along-termcontractif there is any doubt about one's ability to carry it out.
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I do not want it to be thought that we are not conscious of the case that a life assurance contract is along-termcontract.
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