1.   And that signed contract has a penalty should SunTrust Banks succeed in breaking up the First Union-Wachovia deal.

2.   And the BCS clowns will call this fair and wave their signed contracts, as if that justifies everything.

3.   As for the online retailer who said America Online reneged on the newly signed contract, Berlow said he did not know the specifics.

4.   Besides, free-agency stripped every city in America of that sense of loyalty and belonging that once came with a signed contract.

5.   A signed contract would have stalled teacher salary increases for two years, anyway.

6.   After the board has a signed contract, Ben Demps will meet with the community, possibly this weekend.

7.   But Alan Freeman, the general manager of the Pyramid, told The Associated Press on Monday that he had yet to receive a signed contract.

8.   But Kraft maintains he can prevent Parcells from coaching another NFL team and has a signed contract that says as much.

9.   But while the race is listed on the NHRA schedule, there is still no signed contract between Pacific Raceways and the NHRA .

10.   But Zucker had decided that Daly could not go on without a signed contract.