2Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Agreement:
2Rules of Construction. For purposes of this Agreement, the parties hereto agree that: (a) whenever the context requires, the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; (b) the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders; (c) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and does not simply mean “if”; (d) the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation;” (e) the meaning assigned to each capitalized term defined and used in this Agreement is equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender include all genders; (f) where a word or phrase is defined in this Agreement, each of its other grammatical forms has a corresponding meaning unless the context otherwise requires; (g) a reference to any specific Law or to any provision of any Law includes any amendment to, and any modification, re-enactment or successor thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto; (h) references to any agreement or Contract are to that agreement or Contract as amended, modified or supplemented; (i) they have been represented by legal counsel during the negotiation and execution and delivery of this Agreement and therefore waive the application of any Law, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document; (j) references to any Affiliate of Parent shall be deemed to include the Company; and (k) the word “or” shall not be exclusive (i.e., “or” shall be deemed to mean “and/or”) unless the subjects of the conjunction are mutually exclusive. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. All references to “Dollars” or “$” are to United States Dollars, unless expressly stated otherwise.
2Rules of Construction. (a) All article, section, schedule, and Exhibit references used in this Agreement are to articles and sections of, and schedules and exhibits to, this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement constitute a part of this Agreement and are incorporated herein for all purposes.
2Rules of Construction. (a)Unless the context clearly requires otherwise or as otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, references in this Agreement to: (i) Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement (and, with respect to Exhibits and Schedules, such references shall be to the Exhibits and Schedules attached to this Agreement and not to the Exhibits and Schedules attached to the Initial Agreement); (ii) “
2Rules of Construction. The following rules shall apply to the construction of the Financing Instruments unless the context otherwise requires:
2Rules of Construction. Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, the following rules shall apply to the construction of the Financing Agreement:
2Rules of Construction. (a)Unless the context clearly requires otherwise or as otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, references in this Agreement to: (i) Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, US-DOCS\137246414.29 this Agreement; (ii) “paragraphs” or “clauses” shall be deemed references to separate paragraphs or clauses of the section or subsection in which the reference occurs; (iii) any Contract (including this Agreement) or Law shall be deemed references to such Contract or Law as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms hereof, as applicable, and in effect at any given time (and, in the case of any Law, to any successor provisions); (iv) any Person shall be deemed references to such Person’s successors and permitted assigns and, in the case of any Governmental Entity, to any Person succeeding to its functions and capacities; and (v) any federal, state, local or foreign statute or Law (including any definitions thereof) shall be deemed to include references to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and shall mean such statutes, Laws, rules or regulations as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes, Laws, rules or regulations, as applicable.
2Rules of Construction. The Parties agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and have together drafted this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any Law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the Party drafting such agreement or document.
2Rules of Construction. For purposes of this Agreement, the parties hereto agree that: (a) whenever the context requires, the singular number shall include the plural, and vice versa; (b) the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include masculine and feminine genders; (c) the word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and does not simply mean “if”; (d) the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, shall not be
2Rules of Construction. In this Agreement, unless a clear contrary intention appears: (a) if a term is defined as one part of speech (such as a noun), it shall have a corresponding meaning when used as another part of speech (such as a verb); (b) the term “including” (and all correlative terms) shall be construed to be expansive rather than limiting in nature and to mean “including, without limitation”; (c) the word “or” is inclusive; (d) references to Articles and Sections refer to Articles and Sections of this Agreement; (e) the words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Service Schedules, and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited; (f) references in any Article or Section or definition to any clause means such clause of such Article, Section or definition; (g) all references to money refer to the lawful currency of the United States; (h) any event contemplated by this Agreement requiring the payment of cash or cash equivalents on a day that is not a Business Day shall be deferred until the next Business Day; (i) reference to any Person includes such Person’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns but only if such heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns are not prohibited by this Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually; (j) reference to any agreement (including this Agreement), document, or instrument means, unless specifically provided otherwise, such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or modified and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof; (k) reference to any Law means, unless specifically provided otherwise, such Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced, or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and reference to any section or other provision of any Law means, unless specifically provided otherwise, that provision of such law from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement, or reenactment of such section or other provision; (l) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” means “to but excluding”; (m) the Article and Section titles and headings in this Agreemen...
