contract talks

collocation in English

meaningsofcontractandtalk

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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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talk
noun
uk
/tɔːk/us
/tɑːk/
a conversation between two people, often about a ...
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(Definition ofcontractandtalkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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She would begin contract talks by refusing every offer and being evasive about her availability.
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Without government support, the contract talks failed and coal operators hired non-union miners.
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Therefore, contract talks stalled in spring training.
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The next month he began contract talks on a new two-year deal, also picking up a hamstring injury that kept him out for the rest of the season.
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He also promised that the prolonged contract talks would not affect his football and that he hoped he would not have to consider leaving the club in the future.
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Abel agreed not to strike during the 1974 contract talks, and agreed to binding arbitration for any bargaining issues which reached impasse.
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Presser opened contract talks nearly a year early, and won a moderate wage increase.
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