1.   If an exparte injunction is to be sought the purchaser should ensure that the exclusivity clause is clear and precise.

2.   However, the House of Lords approved the concept of exclusivity clauses.

3.   An exclusivity clause, therefore, requires careful drafting.

4.   If an ex parte injunction is to be sought the purchaser should ensure that the exclusivity clause is clear and precise.

5.   Agreeing to the tentative deal, which has an exclusivity clause, would automatically preclude the Patriots from considering staying in Foxborough.

6.   Exclusivity clauses are by no means illegal, said Tom Arthur, an antitrust professor at Emory University School of Law.

7.   It was not clear whether there would be a time limit on any such exclusivity clause.

8.   The EU dropped its objection to the merger after Boeing agreed to scrap exclusivity clauses in contracts to build planes for three American airlines.

9.   The European Commission agreed in principle today to the combination after Boeing offered yesterday to drop exclusivity clauses in sales contracts with three U.S. airlines.

10.   The exclusivity clause was a savvy business deal, Kennedy said, adding that Northwest is trying to manufacture a consumer issue.