Most applications ask for your current position and then request a description of your job.

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The fate of such a request depends, in part, on what position big-business lobbyists take.

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This request was acted upon once the requester was in a position to supply verification of the death of her father.

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Reversing a position that it took during the Bush administration, the EPA on Tuesday granted California's request to impose stricter tailpipe emissions standards than federal law requires.

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