The ex-CIA officer also notes that the action required approval from the CIA's deputy director of operations.

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They give grants to cities to hire a chief volunteer officer, he notes.

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The court heard that contemporaneous notes by the officer suggested Mr Rylands had not invited him.

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Bob Gluck, vice chairman and chief operating officer of Smart Balance, notes that the differences in this IPO market even compared to the market in 2005 when his company did its IPO would make completing this transaction difficult.

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You should not, by the way, have to leave an identification or license with the officer, though the officer may make a copy of it or take notes.

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DelBene notes that there are currently more than 1 billion Officer users around the world.

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The Plain English Campaign notes the increasing number of jobs carrying the suffix "officer" in the past 20 years, particularly among public sector workers.

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"He can't drive the trains or fly the planes either, " notes Alexis Dormandy, Virgin.com's chief operating officer.

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"People are talking and this can't help them, " said Brian Thomas, chief financial officer of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which has issued short-term notes through underwriters including Goldman.

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Swiss Re's Mr Singh notes that insurers have a respect for risk that is reflected in the status of the chief risk officer, who is treated as an equal partner in senior management.

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