11.   The recent ruling does not prevent free-lancers from signing contracts that allow publishers to use their work in any medium, including electronic ones.

12.   The strike is over and fellow players are signing contracts daily.

13.   The union had imposed a freeze on signing contracts once the owners installed the salary cap system.

14.   The winery, a unit of Allied Dome Wines USA, is interested in buying vineyards as well as signing long-term contracts with independent grape growers.

15.   Thousands more have signed or are in the process of signing contracts.

16.   Threat of injunction is a powerful bargaining chip for unions seeking to pressure companies into signing contracts.

17.   Others were closed for signing contracts promising high investment returns and failing to deliver.

18.   U.S. Major League Baseball players decided on Tuesday to continue their freeze on signing contracts, jeopardizing deals negotiated between restricted free agents and several clubs.

19.   WASHINGTON -- U.S. Major League Baseball players decide on Tuesday to continue their freeze on signing contracts, jeopardizing deals negotiated between restricted free agents and several clubs.

20.   Governor William Weld signed into law sanctions that bar the state and its agencies from signing contracts with companies with commercial ties to the Southeast Asian country.