Your muscles work to overcome resistance (by contracting) to raise the object to the desired position.

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"Consider identifying yourself with a title that reflects your desired position, like, 'Licensed CPA seeking consulting opportunities, '" Canfield says.

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What they can say is that everybody should be willing to accept some discomfort, if you will, so that everyone has some skin in the game, everyone is willing to move off of their desired position, their perfect outcome, and accept a less-than-perfect outcome because it will result in a bigger deal.

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The cross-bearer, formerly selected from among religious brotherhoods and today chosen by registration up to twenty years in advance, has a much-desired and respected position, reflecting the devotion of the individual bearer and his family.

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Indeed, the Banking Committee's proposed "carve-out" language does not represent a unified Administration position at all, but rather merely language desired by industry and some in the Department of Commerce.

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Professor Hanke, for several months, throughout 2001, had been arguing that Argentina was in a position to dollarize its economy, if it so desired, and thus avoid a painful peso devaluation.

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The 0.95% expense ratio may be reduced by interest income earned on cash and financial instruments since the fund will get its desired exposure with leveraged swaps while maintaining a large cash position.

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Also provide as much information as possible about your target candidate: desired strengths, behaviors and experience that are the critical success factors for the position.

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