Word: contract
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...September, and is manufactured under the trade name Mifepristone. Administered within the first five weeks of pregnancy, it causes abortions by blocking the action of the hormone progesterone, thus provoking the uterine lining to slough off the embryo. If taken with a prostaglandin, a substance that makes the uterus contract, RU 486 is about 95% effective. Some 8,000 women have used the pill, which has been available only in hospitals and medical clinics and has no harmful side effects...
...idea. The company cashed in $4 million worth of Brazilian loans for 1.5 billion Brazilian cruzados to buy a tangible asset: soccer star Romario Farias. The 22-year-old player, who led Brazil's team to a silver medal in the Olympics, has signed a three-year, $900,000 contract to play for PSV Eindhoven, a Dutch team sponsored by Philips. Frustrated Brazilian fans are wondering: Will their country try to solve its debt crisis by exporting its best athletes...
...interview aboard his plane, the vice president criticized a Washington consulting firm run by one of his longtime associates for citing close ties to the vice president in trying to win a contract representing the new government of Haiti. "I denounce it. I don't like it. I think it's wrong, he said
...University does not appeal the decision, HUCTW will be certified and contract negotiations are expected to begin by the end of the year. However, if Harvard appeals, the union's status could be tied up in litigation with the NLRB for several years...
...decides not to appeal the decision, theunion will be certified, and contract negotiationsshould begin by the end of the year. However, ifthe University does appeal, the union's fate couldbe tied up in court for several more years whilethe five-member National Labor Relations Board(NLRB) reviews the judge's decision...