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  • adverb By means of a contract

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  • adverb by virtue of a contract

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Examples

  • [22] The libertarian view with respect to such external resources is very simple: the owner of a given scarce resource is the person who first homesteaded it - or someone who can trace his title contractually back to the homesteader.

    Mises Dailies 2009

  • They don't charge mailing fees, they do take the payments directly from the publisher and then cut the author a check, which contractually is done within 10 business days although she said Christmas always goofs things up.

    HOORAY! 2003

  • Use this tool to learn how to format the terms contractually in your SLA.

    Cheap Web Hosting Directory for Affordable Hosting Services 2009

  • Use this tool to learn how to format the terms contractually in your SLA.

    Cheap Web Hosting Directory for Affordable Hosting Services 2009

  • There was the male stage legend who insisted that my hand-rendered lettering of his name on a marquee was not 100% of the title which contractually, it had to be and demanded that we meet at the theatre.

    The New York Public Library: Artists as Critics The New York Public Library 2011

  • Farrah Fawcett, Phoenix mumbled, fidgeted and, at times, insulted his way through what can only be described as a contractually obligated appearance in support of his new indie flick-and acting swan song-Two Lovers.

    E! Online (US) - Top Stories 2009

  • Probably all of us have been ... well, I've been there the shortest amount of time contractually, which is only two years, but I don't really see Reach as a record label.

    Jesusfreakhideout.com Music News 2009

  • I'll say it again: COLA raises are not "contractually" mandatory.

    Recession? What recession? (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • Publishers certainly could contractually prohibit Amazon from adding audio functionality to its e-books without authorization, and Amazon could comply by adding a software tag that would prohibit its machine from creating an audio version of a book unless Amazon has acquired the appropriate rights.

    Web Teacher › Author Rights vs. Disability Rights 2009

  • Some debt holders, including the hedge fund Xerion Capital Partners, believed they were contractually entitled to a much better deal as senior creditors holding secured debt.

    The Final Days of Merrill Lynch 2009

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