"I'm absolutely delighted to receive an invitation to the Scottish Open, " said MacAulay.

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The wait list for membership is extremely long and the majority of applicants will not receive an invitation for membership.

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If you receive an invitation requesting an RSVP, please show your host the courtesy of responding if you plan on attending or not.

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The 6-foot-4, 250-pound defensive end wasn't highly recruited coming out of high school and didn't receive an invitation to the NFL combine following a standout college at Buffalo either.

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He will receive a first-name-only invitation to have dinner at a staff table, which will then quietly appear under the door of one of the other Bobs, and no one will spot the substitution.

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In any case, unlike the private sale travel sites which are by invitation only, you can simply sign up now to receive the info on flash sales.

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The text message you receive from your rosebush, in this case, is really an invitation to a smarter world, a world where ordinary objects are transformed and enlightened so they can serve you better.

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It already runs an invitation-only program for trusted product reviewers, Amazon Vine, whose members receive free products in exchange for a commitment to review 80% or more of them.

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