The commission's amnesty committee, a body independent of Archbishop Tutu, granted all of them a blanket amnesty, although the rules say that each applicant must state in detail the crimes for which he seeks indemnity.

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They state that an applicant for a players' agent licence may not hold a position at a club.

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Further, should Komen become aware that an applicant or its affiliates are under formal investigation for financial or administrative improprieties by local, state or federal authorities, the applicant will be ineligible to receive a grant.

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Both universities state they do not take an applicant's month of birth into account in the admissions process.

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The Wellington Road applicant will now be referred to Secretary of State Eric Pickles who requested to see approved documents to check whether he should determine the proposal.

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Six Flags theme parks came under fire last month after job applicant MarKeese Warner, an engineering student at Pennsylvania State University, claimed she was denied a summer job because of her dreadlocks hairstyle.

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If you reject the applicant, and he or she suspects that it was based on a discriminatory reason that violates federal or state laws, you could be facing fines.

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