This has been changed based on feedback from both our agent and chief executive contracts, as signing on fees are now paid throughout the length of a contract, and not all upfront.

之所以这样变动是因为我们根据现实生活中经纪人的反馈来看的，因为签字费现在是根据合同的时间长度来签订的。而并不是预付款。

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The suggestion by the Local Government Association of "signing-on fees" targeted on teachers in shortage subjects wins his approval.

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But it also brought massive player wage inflation, agents and signing-on fees.

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Oddly, Microsoft, which has relentlessly pursued Android licensees for fees related to Microsoft patents, makes a bucketload of money on Android, most recently signing deals with Chinese manufacturers Hon Hai and ZTE.

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