As a result 11 eurozone countries applied to go it alone under "enhanced co-operation" rules.

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No fewer than 600 people applied for 30 posts announced recently by Japan Overseas Co-operation Volunteers for teaching in developing countries.

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In April of that year, Gao applied for overdraft financing for the gas station he co-owned with his mother in Rotorua, New Zealand, according to court records.

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Upon receiving the dividend, X Co. is permitted to utilize a foreign tax credit to reduce the U.S. tax applied to the dividend, preventing the same income from being taxed twice: once when earned by Foreign Co. and a second time when distributed to X Co.

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Mark Smith, Howard's co-worker and Army veteran, said he's applied to work with military contractor KBR in Afghanistan.

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Once the paint's formula was finalized, co-creator Isabel Lizardi says the team began to consider how it might be applied to real-world products.

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Volozh co-founded several information technology companies prior to starting Yandex and he has a degree in applied mathematics from the Gubkin Insitute of Oil and Gas.

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YouNoodle co-founder Bob Goodson says he ditched the idea of making predictions in 2010, and instead applied his knowledge of large-scale data analysis to launch a new venture that identifies technology trends for large companies and governments.

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