Companies could be barred from using rolling contracts - where the contract is renewed each day so that at any given time directors have a fixed notice period to serve - to get around limits on the length of time they may serve.

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The firm noted the rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage during the period matched its all-time low, making it the fifth straight week the rate has averaged below 4%.

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At a minimum, the Ottawa treaty will require the phasing out of such mines within a fixed period of time -- whether alternatives capable of performing the mission have been discovered, or not.

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The most significant part of the program is its open-ended nature rather than a fixed amount or time period for its asset purchases.

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Leased cars, you see, are purchased by the finance company and then leased to individuals for a fixed period of time, usually 24-48 months.

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You begin to accept that, for better or worse, the old rules and rewards system is falling apart and the simple equation of exchanging your time and skills for a fixed salary and defined benefits over a 30-year period no longer adds up.

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