The house's troubled history continued when the contractors for the restoration ran into massive overspending and went into receivership at the end of 1999.

Ms. Price explained that some contractors indeed run into problems without intending to.

Mr. Williams and department officials said the department's payments to its public relations contractor, Ketchum, ran to $1 million.

A few days before the official opening of the line, contractors ran a locomotive up to the summit.

Local authorities adopting DPE generally employ contractors to run their scheme.

To allow concrete construction to continue through the winter, the contractor insulated the forms and ran glycol-filled pipes along their exteriors.

On a project of that size, contractors often run into unexpected problems and their costs go higher than anticipated.

The contractors run semi-autonomous garages that act as vehicle depots for the surrounding areas.

The contractor had run into difficulties that included design changes, heavy rains and delays in accessing duty free materials.

Shabby wood siding toward the back made it look as if the contractor had run out of money.