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The night before the ultrasonographic egg retrieval, or harvest, I called the on-call nurse and asked whether the recipients were cool people.
NYT > Home Page By LISA BELKIN 2011
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At 7:20 p.m. last Friday, a nurse at the hospital called the on-call doctor when she noticed that Assis was not showing any signs of life.
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He's on-call for his country 24/7 but for you, he's the most unreliable guy in town!
Just when I thought our experiences were unique.... - SpouseBUZZ 2009
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Evening falls and my sister and I wait for the on-call hospice nurse.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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Farhad: For MRI stuff (Mission Related Investing -- read more here), I think we have about 30 percent of the endowment either invested in or set aside to be on-call for things that we would identify as MRI.
Dev Aujla: A Few Minutes with Farhad Dev Aujla 2010
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I don't have kiddos at home anymore, but my husband is in a position right now that requires even more hours than normal (12-14/day), and he's on-call 24/7 (and actually gets called).
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Re the ambo crews: my mate drives for an on-call doctor.
It’s A Car Tyre – I Can Manage – Go Away! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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A clerk of no known professional or education background, other that willing take a paycheck, informed the surgeon on-call that I could not remain in the hospital and the surgeon said, "I'm sorry, but I have to send you home."
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We get the benefit of convenience – from the basic facility of having an on-call service provider to ordering the fresh catch of the day from the fish-monger on his mobile, right up to using the virtual marketplace on our cell phones to buy fresh produce directly from the local farmer – in addition to enjoying competitively priced goods and products and services in the long run.
Global Voices in English » Mobile-empowered to serve you better 2009
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While I will help in the promotion of what Intersections does, I will also be their on-call specialist in Social Media while I find out more about security matters with Twitter, Facebook, WordPress, and the like.
TeeMorris.com » Blog Archive » The New Gig: What I’m Doing and How I’m Doing 2009
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