Now what you want to do is lock down the materials so they can't get to them."

VOA: standard.2010.08.06

I can lock in the interest rate right now.

我现在就可以把利率定下来

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However, those deals lock in payments that now account for about half of the league's annual gross.

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One bright idea is to renegotiate contracts now to lock teachers into paying union dues after the right-to-work law goes into effect in March.

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Some investors are thinking about selling now to lock in the 15% rate and then buy back the same securities if they think they will rise further.

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