In a rare move, Senate Republicans voted in December 2011 to block Halligan the first time she was tapped for the court, complaining the 46-year-old Ohio native was too liberal and would be an activist on the bench.

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In a rare move, Senate Republicans voted in December 2011 to block Halligan the first time she was tapped for the appeals court, complaining that the 46-year-old Ohio native was too liberal and would bring her "extreme" political views to the bench.

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Even though she was just tapped to head the science department, she too will have to re-apply.

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Based on her success, she was tapped to run the corporate bank in Western Europe.

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After she had tapped their knowledge about the accounting firm, several of them volunteered to give her a referral.

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Above all, she tapped Jewish institutions such as the Hillcrest Country Club.

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She wore dark glasses and tapped her way down the sidewalk with her cane, a thick white bulb on the end of it.

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On Saturday night, U.S. coach Teri McKeever tapped Franklin to lead off the U.S. 4 x 100 meter freestyle because she said the team needed Franklin's speed to keep them in the race.

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"If we tapped the entire pool of human resources and talent, our collective performance would improve, " she says.

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