合约

"The mere fact that in order to test the truth of the representations some independent inquiry is made, which necessarily is really in the nature of a fishing expedition rather than a systematic search that will necessarily reveal the truth if carried out with reasonable thoroughness, does not indicate lack of reliance; to hold so would enable a liar who falsifies facts peculiarly within his own knowledge to subject to an unconscionable squeeze play: if makes any independent checks he would claim that it isn't 'relying' and thus is not voidable … the only alternative for the company would be to indicate 100 per cent faith and reliance by making no investigation whatsoever, at the risk of having a court later determine that inconsistencies in the application or information otherwise brought to their attention should have caused them to make at least such an inquiry as a prudent man would have made."

但如果受害方的确有去作出了查询并且发觉了这个误述，但他还是去确认合约，这就表示了另一个重要的问题就是他并没有依赖这一个误述。当然，受害方去作出查询并不代表他能够完全知悉真相，所以误述方会有很大的举证责任说明受害方完全通过查询可以知道事实真相，所以后来确认合约并没有去依赖误述。这也是现实，例如在近年来的合并收购的商业活动蓬勃，其中涉及了不少的卖方被指控向买方作出误述。但在这种交易，买方通常会在订约前会来一个"合理努力"的查询/查帐，岂非是卖方就因此可以随意去误述而不必负责了？这方面美国上诉庭有一个先例把这一点说得很清楚，它是New York Life Insurance Co v。 Strudel 243 F 2d 90 (5 Cir 1957)，如下

So long as the Pact remained unclothed with the Obligation, it was called nude or naked.

在这个"合约"还没有附带着"债"的时候，它称为空虚（nude 或naked）合约。

If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, it shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement.

如果这个合约中的任何规定无法执行，它将不影响合约中的其它规定。

Information on the corporate has an unexpired service contract that is not determinable governance practices adopted by the Bank is set out in the by the Bank or any of its subsidiaries within one year Corporate Governance Report.

有关本行所采纳的企业管治常规的资料，载列于企业管满的服务合约，该等合约属本行或其附属公司在一年内不可在治报告内。

The new labor contract, which covers about 210 unionized workers, includes improvements to wages and pensions.

新劳工合约包括210名工人，合约中涉及了工资和养老金的改善问题。

And consolidation of account, cancellation of unperformed contracts, settlement of unliquidated contracts and appropriation

此等权利及补偿包括但不限于出售抵押品，抵销及合并账户，取消尚未执行合约，将未平仓的合约平仓及自客户账

When their time with you is over, they don't want to be stuck with out-of-date, unmarketable skills.

他们不希望在和贵公司签订的合约到期之后，仍然被继续缠在一些合约之外的毫无价值的技能之上。

In the event of the death or winding-up of the Client, all open positions shall be deemed settled and all unperformed contracts

D。 倘客户逝世或结束营业，其尚未平仓合约均视为已结算，而所有尚未覆行的合约均视为取消，惟在实德实际接获该客

Councils are instead turning to "acceptable behaviour contracts", an informal agreement between policeman and yob that seems to work better, partly because it normally lasts for six months rather than the ASBO's minimum two years—a lifetime for teenagers.

各议会现反而投向"可接受行为合约"，这一警方与无赖间非正式的协定似乎更有效，部分原因是合约通常只持续六个月，而不像反社会行为令持续至少两年——对青少年来讲，两年等于一辈子了。

Cancelable leases have an important proportion of lease contracts.

可撤销租赁合约在现实经济生活中占有很大的比例，这种租赁合约具有极大的灵活性和不确定性。

Neither the killing of Mr Zarqawi nor any breakthrough on the political front will stop the insurgency and the fratricidal murders in their tracks.

在对危险的南部地区访问时，他斥责什叶派民兵领导人对中央集权的挑衅行为。

In fact,I've got him on the satellite mobile right now.

实际上 我们已接通卫星可视电话了