Next I was asked to give three references, which they called on Friday.

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"Before a teenager gets a job at McDonalds, he has to give a couple of references and they call a teacher or neighbor, " Mr. Helmke said.

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Maybe Mr. Kreglow will give us some of those references to federal court cases we might use for case studies regarding his claims.

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What customer references can the provider give me?

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However, if you were diligent enough to want to check out the references on this deal, Nicol and other salesmen would give you the contact information for supposedly highly-successful investors.

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Item 11: When making references that could damage the reputation of an individual, newspapers must give that party the opportunity to state his case.

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