Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1978: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, first sessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 |
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... reduced the 121 American positions mandated by the Congress . This task has required that we examine carefully our base . Such a review is necessary because the Department is a dynamic organization that needs constant adjustment to meet ...
... reduced the 121 American positions mandated by the Congress . This task has required that we examine carefully our base . Such a review is necessary because the Department is a dynamic organization that needs constant adjustment to meet ...
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... reduction in the quarters allowances , whereas a weakening of the dollar may warrant an increase . To ensure that the impact of fluctuating exchange rates is properly reflected in housing allowances , the Department checks the allowance ...
... reduction in the quarters allowances , whereas a weakening of the dollar may warrant an increase . To ensure that the impact of fluctuating exchange rates is properly reflected in housing allowances , the Department checks the allowance ...
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... reducing the total score below the threshold for the existing differential rate , a reduction must be made . The comparison in such cases generally should be with the environment of four to eight years ago , not with the previous year ...
... reducing the total score below the threshold for the existing differential rate , a reduction must be made . The comparison in such cases generally should be with the environment of four to eight years ago , not with the previous year ...
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... reduce the period from ten to three days , which means that increases and decreases in allow- ances become effective overseas a week earlier than in the past . rate . The present temporary lodging rate in Perth , for example , is $ 20 ...
... reduce the period from ten to three days , which means that increases and decreases in allow- ances become effective overseas a week earlier than in the past . rate . The present temporary lodging rate in Perth , for example , is $ 20 ...
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... reduced to 30 days . If separate may maintenance is granted on the basis of initial reasonable estimates of 90 or 30 days but the separation does not actually last that long , the employee is not required to refund a grant . Conversely ...
... reduced to 30 days . If separate may maintenance is granted on the basis of initial reasonable estimates of 90 or 30 days but the separation does not actually last that long , the employee is not required to refund a grant . Conversely ...
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