In palaeography, a colon is a clause or group of clauses written as a line.

The Yankees said they could trade Winfield because of a clause written into the contract Winfield signed in December 1980.

If you had wanted such an easy-escape clause written into the contract which presently binds you, presumably, you would have written it in.

Singapore wants a clause written in to permit capital controls in extreme situations.

Sather had that clause written into his contract to protect his interests in case the cash-poor Oilers began slashing the payroll by trading top players.

After last season, he had a clause written into his contract that allows him to pursue jobs that offer the dual roles of coach and general manager.

Other city officials are working to get no-smoking clauses written into their contracts.

--In this sentence, Wiesel uses two parallel independent clauses written in the passive voice.

One county councillor, Fraser Pithy, wants a clause written into any future agreement making the organisers liable.

Magna Carta contains 63 clauses written in Latin on parchment.