31.   NBC has a corporate policy not to allow stars to perform without signed contracts, a senior NBC executive said.

32.   On this day, high school prospects were expected to call their prospective coach, fax a copy of their signed contract and mail the original to the school.

33.   Only a few signed contracts with different suppliers.

34.   Several agents told tales of buyers with signed contracts, which are usually binding, who approached the seller after the tragedy and tried to renegotiate the price downward.

35.   Sherman said he faxed a signed contract to Gamez yesterday morning.

36.   Some fear that the step could set a precedent for other state governments that want signed contracts revised.

37.   The league prevents players from participating in camp without a signed contract.

38.   The next day, Bacharach returned, saying he had a signed contract with the singer, a young woman named Dionne Warwick.

39.   The quickest way to lose a recruit is to walk into a home without a signed contract.

40.   This year, for example, the SEC and ACC have both signed new TV contracts with CBS and ABC.