That sounds like a positive for investors, but the first contract was a short-lived production run for the war in Afghanistan that is already winding down, and Oshkosh bid so aggressively for the more substantial second contract that now it looks unlikely the company will break even on the 23, 000 trucks and trailers it must deliver.
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Advances made by these American companies during the first contract phase known as the certification products contracts (CPC) will begin the process of ensuring integrated crew transportation systems will meet agency safety requirements and standards to launch American astronauts to the International Space Station from the United States, ending the agency's reliance on Russia for these transportation services.
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In February this year, we also launched the black pepper future, which was the first futures contract for the commodity.
The first customer contract is the hardest to sign.
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McMillian secured the first federal contract to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS among African-Americans for the fraternity and helped it form partnerships with organizations such as the U.S. Marine Corps and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in discussing the disease.
The law creating the First Employment Contract (Contrat Premiere Embauche or CPE) was passed by parliament as part of a broader bill on equal opportunities.
For the freelance writer who wants to be making a living wage by the end of his second year of business, one milestone could be the first paid contract.
The first minister said the contract is a matter for those who hold the contract.
The change appeared first in the 1996 contract negotiations.
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However the Department seems to have understated the long-term risks when awarding the contract to First Group.
If the UK economy does contract in the first three months of the year, it will have fallen back into recession for the third time in five years.
The UK economy will contract in the first three months of 2012, taking the country back into recession, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Whoever signs the contract first sets the pattern for the rest of the industry.
The Samsung Exhibit II 4G will be the first no annual contract 4G smartphone to be sold at most Walmart stores, available starting Oct. 27.
At the Deutsche Oper, which gave her her first contract at the age of 23, she made a thorough pest of herself in her quest for better roles.
Robin Harper (Green) asked the first minister to suspend suspend the contract of food supply to Edinburgh royal infirmary so patients receive a better standard of service.
The line-item veto was one of the first reforms promised in the Republicans' Contract with America.
The government has set it sights on GPs since their pay rocketed in the first few years of the a new contract which started in 2004.
The company also saw an increase in total total number of customers by 187, 000 in the first quarter, but the number of contract customers was down by 510, 000.
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But the MTA wants to keep wages flat for the contract's first three years, and then allow for 2% increases in both 2015 and 2016 for about 34, 000 bus and train workers.
Campbell is not the only first team regular out of contract at the end of the season.
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Other teams have the ability to match that money for the first two years, then backload the contract with even more money.
The firm's first export contract will see its range of products being sold in Dubai and throughout the Middle East through Just Food International.
The first occurred when word of a contract negotiated by the union representing Somali and other workers at a plant in Shelbyville, Tennessee made national news.
It is the Scots' first since signing an improved contract with the Canaries on Tuesday.
Shell signed the first production-sharing contract to explore, develop and produce shale gas in China.
After Solazyme began supplying the military with small quantities of algae biofuels for evaluation, the DOD awarded the company its first significant contract in 2010.
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The Santander Central Hispano bank has forecast the economy could contract by 40% in the first quarter of 2003 and the central bank has put annual inflation at 33.8% in January, the highest in five years.
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