"Pull-ad" clauses are provisions in a contract between an advertiser and a publication that give the advertiser wiggle room to remove its ads from an issue at the last minute or move them elsewhere in the publication so they don't run alongside news of major catastrophes, or even against pages containing stories about itself.

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West Ham were only allowed to keep playing Tevez last season after assuring the Premier League all third-party clauses in the player's contract had been severed.

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He added that there would be clauses in the Pistorius-Nike contract that make clear when the athlete's behavior can allow the company to cut its ties -- and law-breaking would often be among the reasons.

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Because all grievances that stem from drug-related cases must be handled under the collective bargaining agreement, unlike in a regular breach of contract suit, the employer can not simply single out individualized clauses in the employee agreement as a bonafide legal argument to get out of the contract.

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It is believed that Button's management have taken advantage of clauses in engine supplier Honda's new contract with BAR.

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Morals clauses are typically worded in such a way as to allow a brand to immediately terminate an endorsement contract, without any penalty, should the athlete endorser act in a certain manner that would tarnish the reputation of the brand.

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In Italy and Spain, wage growth is picking up even as unemployment rises, because of contract clauses allowing workers to be compensated for higher-than-expected inflation.

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