"Be formal and make an appointment with your boss, " recommends Tanya Maslach, a San Diego, Calif.

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Make an appointment with an attorney to prepare a will and durable power of attorney.

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Within the first week of starting your internship, make an appointment with your manager to establish goals.

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In the meantime, the advice from surgeons is that women with PIP implants should make an appointment with the surgeon who treated them.

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If you are concerned about your weight and want to make changes to your lifestyle, make an appointment with your GP to talk it through.

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The PCB is keen to make an appointment with major home series against South Africa and Australia and a tour to India coming up between October and March 2008.

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Make an appointment with a financial advisor, write your will, get life insurance: one at a time these less drastic changes will help you build confidence and improve your financial situation.

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Anyone who develops mouth ulcers or suspicious lesions and lumps, or sees red or white patches in their mouth or tongue which do not heal within two weeks, should make an immediate appointment with a dentist.

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Treatment should be reappraised at least yearly, it says, and women who have concerns about HRT should make an appointment to discuss it with their GP rather than simply cease to take it altogether.

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You lift the phone to your ear and tell it to "make an appointment in my diary with Kevin at five" or " tell me how the weather looks in London on Friday" and for the most part, it happens.

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