1.   And contractors say more people are realizing that.

2.   And contractors say the law leaves them several loopholes.

3.   And contractors say that many Harlem residents lack the necessary skills, or a work ethic, or both.

4.   And unionized cleaning contractors often say that if they raise wages substantially, they will lose their profit margins and be undercut by nonunion competitors.

5.   Another contractor said it was OK.

6.   British Aerospace Plc rose to a six year high after the defense contractor said first-half pretax profit doubled.

7.   But other white contractors say they overcame their early resistance to joint ventures and eventually came to accept it as the only way to win public contracts in Atlanta.

8.   But try being on the other side of the sawhorse, contractors say.

9.   Contractors said inflation, especially in airfares, partly accounts for the recent rise in travel spending.

10.   Contractors say he tried to renegotiate deals after their work had been done.