lessee
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Jefferies doesn’t expect the government to reinstate the tax, citing last year’s Oilfields Development Bill, which stipulates that petroleum lease terms should remain stable and not be altered to the disadvantage of the lessee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Most studio operators did not lose a single lessee during the production shutdown, according to the report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said her department must be consistent in how it applies lease terms to ensure that no lessee receives special treatment.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2022
“We must be consistent in how we apply lease terms to ensure that no lessee receives special treatment.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2022
But the lessee would demand the right to fix his own tariff in order that he might have sufficient to make repairs, pay for the use of the road, and make his profit.
From Monopolies and the People by D. C. Cloud
“Vivos has prided itself on the ability of members to coexist with each other and within the confines of the Rules and Regulations,” it said in an email to lessees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Most of the revenue outperformance came because the company is cashing in on the value of new agreements with lessees.
From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025
Landowners and lessees can also kill mute swans at any time without a permit or hunting license.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
CSI Study is based on responses from 64,248 verified registered owners and lessees of 2020 to 2022 model-year vehicles.
From Reuters ● Mar. 10, 2023
The lessees of the sea trout streams on Long Island are very enthusiastic over the fishing they secure, as are those sportsmen who have sought it in Canada.
From The Determined Angler and the Brook Trout an anthological volume of trout fishing, trout histories, trout lore, trout resorts, and trout tackle by Charles Barker Bradford
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