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Before performing any work for a client, a consultant should have a contract, which clearly describes the work he or she will perform, what compensation will be paid, and provides legal protection for both the client and the consultant in their working relationship. To write a consulting contract, follow the steps below. (wikiHow)

A thesis (Often Bachelors/Masters) or dissertation (often Doctoral) is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings. In some contexts, the word "thesis" or a cognate is used for part of a bachelor's or master's course, while "dissertation" is normally applied to a doctorate, while in other contexts, the reverse is true.

In Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine an academic dissertation or thesis is called what can be literally translated as a "master's degree work" (thesis), whereas the word dissertation is reserved for doctoral theses (Candidate of Sciences). To complete a master's degree, a student is required to write a thesis of about 110–130 pages and to then defend the work publicly. (Wikipedia)

It is best to write the date in figures and words: 15th January 2010, rather than 15.1.10. (Little Red Book of Letter Writing by Terry O'Brien)

An oral contract is a contract, the terms of which have been agreed by spoken communication. This is in contrast to a written contract, where the contract is a written document. There may be written, or other physical evidence, of an oral contract – for example where the parties write down what they have agreed – but the contract itself is not a written one. (Wikipedia)