But that raises the question of whether Mr. Lew was merely holding down a non-job reserved for those with political juice.

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Sixteen places in the entering class were reserved for only non-white applicants.

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Back in Texas, Bush continued to push the involvement of non-governmental groups in providing services typically reserved for the state, encouraging the involvement of church groups in assisting needy families with legislative action under welfare reform's "charitable choice" provision.

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New identities are usually reserved for officers under "non-official cover, " where they are generally assuming identities that are totally dissociated with the U.S. government.

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But many senators have reserved judgment on the compromise proposal until the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office provides its analysis of how much it costs.

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While Mr Obama signed the bill he said he reserved the right to treat the provisions as non-binding, angering some hawks on Capitol Hill who questioned his commitment to increasing pressure on Iran, says BBC Persian's Mohammad Manzarpour, in Washington.

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The National Assembly of Pakistan consists of 342 seats: 272 general seats, 60 reserved seats for the women and 10 seats for the non-Muslims.

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