Lincoln's managers had focused on this delegation while honoring Lincoln's dictate to "Make no contracts that will bind me".
lˈɪŋkənz mˈænɪdʒɚz hæd fˈoʊkəst ˌɔn ðɪs dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən wˌaɪl ˈɑːnɚɹɪŋ lˈɪŋkənz dˈɪkteɪt tuː "mˌeɪk nˈoʊ kˈɑːntɹækts ðæt wɪl bˈaɪnd mˌiː".