Future
In 2011, it was reported in The Guardian that the Ministry of Defence planned to put the contract to operate BFBS to competitive tenders, with a new contractor operating the service from 2013. Babcock, Serco and BT were mentioned as expressing an interest in bidding.
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Famous quotes containing the word future:
“The future is made of the same stuff as the present.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)
“Every member of the family of the future will be a producer of some kind and in some degree. The only one who will have the right of exemption will be the mother ...”
—Ruth C. D. Havens, U.S. suffragist. As quoted in History of Woman Suffrage, vol. 4, ch. 13, by Susan B. Anthony and Ida Husted Harper (1902)
“For a parent, it’s hard to recognize the significance of your work when you’re immersed in the mundane details. Few of us, as we run the bath water or spread the peanut butter on the bread, proclaim proudly, “I’m making my contribution to the future of the planet.” But with the exception of global hunger, few jobs in the world of paychecks and promotions compare in significance to the job of parent.”
—Joyce Maynard (20th century)