The precontract is a kind of contract to agree to work out a certain contract in the future.

预约是约定将来订立一定合同的合同。

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They said, would you sign a contract that if you had this loss the contract would pay you a certain amount of money?

他们是这样说的，你会签署一个合约，上面约定了，当你发生损失，你会得到合约中约定的赔偿金？

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Create a contract in which you're paid a certain sum if your income falls below a set level.

那就签订一项合约，规定如果你的收入低于预设水平，就能够得到一笔规定数额的补偿金。

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And, we enter into a contract. You walk in here, you have certain expectations of me.

我们就定下了契约，我走进来，你对我会有所期待。

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They said, would you sign a contract that if you had this loss the contract would pay you a certain amount of money?

他们是这样说的，你会签署一个合约,上面约定了，当你发生损失,你会得到合约中约定的赔偿金？

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But what if the real green answer is that certain industries have to contract - make less glass, produce fewer ventilation units and suchlike.

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We would want the contract to be limited to a certain run within a certain time frame, after which the terms of the contract would be up for renegotiation.

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These give the owner of the option the right to buy the futures contract within a certain time frame at a preset price.

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