Being on a first-name basis with the receptionist at a university does nothing for your admission chances.

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When the mortgage crisis first hit, Mr. Cox saw many people individuals he knew on a first-name basis thrust out of their homes, their lives ruined.

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You will be able to see what cars have proved to be reliable and which ones are prone to make you know your repair shop people on a first-name basis.

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Our office girls know him on a first-name basis.

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Crew boss Mickey Drexler, who Bell and Finnegan talk about on a first-name basis, advisers from Tumi and Henri Bendel have been sources of retail wisdom and reassurance for the upstart.

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As the sort of people who are on a first-name basis with librarians, historians and English professors, historians are thrilled to hold a new book, to crack the binding and break it in like a new pair of shoes.

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They also own their fleet of high-quality vehicles, and are on a first name basis with the best hotels and game lodges.

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Employees would add their name to a whiteboard outside her office and communicate and collaborate with Mayer on a first-come first service basis.

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