They may be standing in your garden path, right now, seeing off other journalists who have come to ask for your story by claiming you've already signed a contract.

他们可能现在就站在你的花园小路上告诉其他前来采访的记者说你已经和他们签订合约。

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When a contract is standing, you might want to make sure that you don't break its terms.

当站在一份合同时，可能要确保你不会职权。

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Macy's, based in Cincinnati, is suing Martha Stewart for breaching a long-standing exclusive contract that it had with the New York-based merchandising and media company in certain goods like bedding and bath items when it made a deal in late 2011 with Penney to open Martha Stewart mini-shops in the stores.

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Cincinnati-based Macy's Inc. sued New York-based Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. for allegedly breaching their long-standing contract when it signed a deal with J.

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Macy's sued Martha Stewart Living, arguing that the company breached its long-standing contract when it signed a deal with Penney in December 2011 to open Martha Stewart mini-shops, planned for this spring.

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