The Thai economy is forecast to contract by as much as four percent this year, leaving as many as two million unemployed.

VOA: standard.2009.04.06

The European Union predicts the German economy, Europe's largest, is likely to contract by 5.4 percent this year, a larger decline than the EU average.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04

While in high school, Roberto signed a contract to play baseball for the Santurce Crabbers in the Puerto Rican winter league.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

In the nineteen forties, Lena Horne was the first African-American in Hollywood to sign a long-term contract with a major movie studio.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

In nineteen twenty, the Red Sox sold Babe Ruth's contract to the famous New York Yankees baseball team.

VOA: special.2011.03.27

The company is said to have never broken its contract with the government in its two and a half years of operation.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

Although Clemente had not signed a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, he kept his word to the team.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

It had to keep moving to reach San Francisco in twenty-five days as required by the government contract.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

One team offered him a thirty thousand dollar gift just to sign a contract agreement.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

They are competing to win an Air Force contract to build new refueling planes.

VOA: special.2010.09.27

Motown signed him to his first contract at the age of twelve.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

Their appearance led to a recording contract.

VOA: special.2009.09.11

But Setiawati says more time is needed. The IOM has applied to have its contract extended to July 2011.

VOA: standard.2010.04.14

And half way through, who am I going to be doing it with in six months when this contract is up."

VOA: standard.2010.07.28