Whether you are asking for a job introduction or a dentist recommendation, the effectiveness of your request to any specific friend comes down to willingness (will this person get back to me?) and ability (will this person know the contact I need?).
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Chris Huhne, then the Lib Dem home affairs spokesman, said any legislation requiring communications providers to keep records of contact would need "strong safeguards on access", and "a careful balance" would have to be struck "between investigative powers and the right to privacy".
That one critical moment you need that one contact, or you need to access that document on Google Docs, you may not have it.
But it has to be said that this is a rather more pleasant way of discovering that you need contact lenses than being caught in the face by an 85mph bouncer from Brett Lee.
If you receive a phone call, fax or letter in the mail from an individual claiming to be from the IRS but you suspect they are not an IRS employee, contact the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 to determine if the IRS has a legitimate need to contact you.
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This means that affected taxpayers will need not contact the IRS to get this relief.
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People need to contact people to make sure they received our message and to talk.
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Do you need to contact an outside HR service center to manage the hiring or firing process?
People will need to contact the phone line or go online to get their tax query answered.
To do this you need to contact the financial institution that is the custodian of the account.
To buy a photo, they'll need to contact you directly through the app, as there's no built-in payment option.
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Will police need to contact each person in the neighborhood to get their consent prior to observing their property?
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The UKBA website informs applicants that "you do not need to contact us to check the progress of your application".
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In 1987, she performed the world's first excimer laser treatment, a procedure that eliminates or reduces the need for contact lenses.
Also note that if eligibility cannot be determined online, you may need to contact Microsoft customer support and provide proof of your PC purchase.
Before Monday night's game at Tampa Bay, Cano said he does not feel there is a need to contact Sonia Cruz, the spokeswoman for his foundation.
If you've got joint credit cards, you need to contact those lenders and let them know that you're divorcing, and you want to maybe transfer that into your individual name.
Of course, if the samples are to be representative, interviewers need to contact the same proportion of, say, blue-and white-collar workers as there are in the population as a whole.
If the conversation doesn't yield desired results, the infraction is too severe to not be reported to someone in authority or you simply cannot handle a direct confrontation, you may need to contact others.
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In the meantime, you will need to contact your pension company to find out how you can get an annual statement of your pension fund value and ask if it will project your likely income.
"We contact each other regularly and need to be in touch with local authorities and clients all the time, " she says.
Mr. BARNETT RUBIN (New York University): I need to maintain contact with those people in order to continue my evaluations and analysis of the situation there.
If you're a Palm user who's not as careful to carry your handheld with you everywhere you go, you might find yourself without access to your contact list just when you need it.
We also need to work more closely with social workers, councils, and the police - we need them to contact us automatically to tell us if they come across a situation where we might be able to help.
First we need to have contact.
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"But smart cards need to make actual contact with the reader to get registered, " adds Prof Lu.
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This is another link in a chain that shows that humans need some sort of contact in order to feel social obligations.
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