1.   An Informix spokeswoman said several unnamed customers put off signing contracts in the quarter.

2.   All of which makes signing contracts with new clients resemble aggressive stock picking.

3.   Elsewhere, Iusatel SA, the long-distance unit of Grupo Iusacell SA and Bell Atlantic Corp. was charged with signing contracts with international carriers without the proper authorization.

4.   Iusatel, the long-distance unit of Grupo Iusacell SA and Bell Atlantic Corp., is also charged with signing contracts with international carriers without authorization from the ministry.

5.   Most Realtors come to work equipped only with a few FOR SALE signs to post on lawns and a pen for signing contracts.

6.   Outside experts say that to maintain its market share, USEC has been signing contracts lately for less than its cost of production.

7.   Practice began without either Polynice or Dale Ellis, both of whom wandered in later after signing contracts and passing physicals.

8.   Sometimes isolated and easily confused, older seniors are often tricked into signing contracts and legal documents that can wind up costing them their homes and savings.

9.   The firm also alleged Janney tried to talk nursing homes he worked at out of signing contracts with Arbour.

10.   The Massachusetts law differs from the new Clinton policy in that it bans all state agencies from signing contracts with companies doing business in Burma.