clauses

Example Sentences

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One of the reasons given was opposition to so-called "sunset clauses" which would have allowed some restrictions on Iran to expire over time.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Kahyaoglu wrote that a potential United and American merger would result in the largest U.S. airline and face regulatory hurdles in the form of likely forced divestitures and flight crew scope clauses.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Winkleman added that cruise lines typically have a long list of clauses in their passenger contracts that address any number of scenarios, from changing itineraries with little notice to, yes, imposing a fuel surcharge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“Opening day, to me, is nothing about clauses in a contract,” Aitken said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

With these conditionals, anything goes: you can use pretty much any tense in the if and then clauses, depending only on when the relevant events take place or are discovered.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker