That was significant since existing home sales are not counted when a contract is signed, but when the closing on the property takes place, which is typically 30 to 60 days after the signing of a contract.
Dr Willie Black, chairman of the organisation that represents European top-level domains and managing director of Nominet, said fear of a lawsuit was preventing Icann from signing a contract to provide a given level of service.
Clarke had two years left of his current deal at Stamford Bridge after signing a new contract in the wake of Jose Mourinho's departure as manager in September 2007.
And so they developed the apprenticeship system, in which young people from approximately the ages of twelve to seventeen would enter work in a shop, signing a contract that would commit them for the term of seven years.
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Instead, Barcelona, who had been made aware of his talents, offered to pay the medical bills of a boy who stood just 4ft 6in as long as he was prepared to move to Spain, a decision which Messi confirmed when signing his first contract with the club on the back of a paper napkin.
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The versatile star had been considering a new contract but, with a host of new midfielders signing, his chances would have been further limited.
The powerful forward is a huge star in his home country and has admitted avoiding the glare of publicity was one of the reasons for him signing a new contract with Sale.
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And apparently no talented high school athlete in America is aware of the long odds against signing a pro contract someday, as he is so coddled and misled by teachers, coaches, parents and college recruiters.
Meanwhile, Inter have also completed the signing of Genoa midfielder Thiago Motta on a four-year contract.
But campaigners say signing the contract at this stage is a waste of taxpayers' money.
Loophole: Signing bonuses can be amortized over the life of a player's contract.
Highlights in 2012 included signing a contract with Toronto Pearson Airport to provide one of North America's largest passenger tracking systems.
The best way to protect yourself before signing up for a club membership is to closely read every line of the contract.
"I don't think that there has ever been a summer with so much managerial speculation and we are delighted that, with Ian McCall signing a three-year extension to his contract, much of that speculation surrounding our manager has been removed, " said Cowan.
Israel playmaker Benayoun revealed that, despite signing a two-year contract extension last summer, he may be one of those heading out of the club this summer.
However, under the terms of the tender, the initial 18 jets must be supplied in a fly-away condition between the third and fourth year of signing of the contract, he said.
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Is it now a crime to write a contract that doesn't reveal all the ulterior motives of the people signing it?
On the other hand, Real Madrid certainly is not guilty of dragging their feet after signing 7-year old Argentine prodigy Leonel Angel Coira to a one-year contract in its youth academy.
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