prospective applicant

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prospective
adjective
uk
/prəˈspek.tɪv/
us
/prəˈspek.tɪv/
people who are expected to buy something, employ someone, become ...
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applicant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈæp.lɪ.kənt/
us
/ˈæp.lə.kənt/
a person who formally requests something, especially a job, or to study at a college ...
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(Definition ofprospectiveandapplicantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some depth of wisdom is shown in that provision, but it does not carry theprospectiveapplicantfurther towards the form.
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Is there something in the application which aprospectiveapplicantwould not want the owner of the land to know about?
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We have published new guidance for prospective applicants that cuts through much of the previous red tape.
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Should the people in them be entitled to buy, to the detriment of prospective applicants for public sector housing?
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The application form warns prospective applicants of the consequences of making a fraudulent claim.
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The guidance notes sent to prospective applicants made clear that they were not expected to incur the cost of elaborate applications.
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All prospective applicants for a payment were sent a copy of the document describing the scheme which made specific mention of the social security provisions.
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They may even decide to give advice to prospective applicants on what they might hope to see in each case.
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If it were easier for prospective applicants to apply for grants, that would not be the case.
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There is a range of booklets, leaflets and posters giving prospective applicants to the social fund details of both the regulated and discretionary payments available under the scheme.
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Local authorities are short of finance, and it is easier for prospective applicants to opt for residential care even if their needs do not show that that is necessary.
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I think that this is a natural precaution both in the interests of prospective applicants and, indeed, to keep us within the terms of the sanctions order.
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Therefore, the development plan provides a clear guide to prospective applicants for planning permission to the kinds of development that will or will not be permitted during the plan period.
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Prospective applicants must surely be free to develop a proposition as they see fit, and to apply for approval when they feel best placed to do so.
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However, there are only a limited number of spaces reserved for the delayed entry stream and prospective applicants must meet specific degree requirements to qualify.
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The alumnae of gentile sororities screened prospective applicants and recommended them to the girls in the current gentile sororities.
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Prospective applicants may choose any centre and use the result to apply to whichever school they wish.
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