urgent call

collocation in English

meaningsofurgentandcall

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urgent
adjective
uk
/ˈɜː.dʒənt/us
/ˈɝː.dʒənt/
very important and needing ...
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call
noun
uk
/kɔːl/us
/kɑːl/
the act of using ...
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(Definition ofurgentandcallfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theurgentcallfor local organisations to distribute assistance fairly is entirely justified.
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The charge for anurgentcallis three times the charge for an ordinary call.
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She asked him to wait because she had to go on anurgentcall.
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There is anurgentcallon our social policy to correct that situation.
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Last week my wife had anurgentcallfor me from a constituent.
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What is theurgentcallfor amendment now, in the year 1938?
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This particular discharge was in consequence of anurgentcallfor manpower in other forces.
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This is anurgentcallfrom a responsible, cost-effective police force.
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There was then anurgentcallfor economy, not so urgent as the call at the present time.
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I repeat oururgentcallto both parties to maintain the cessation of hostilities and to agree a formal ceasefire.
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In preparation for dealing with large numbers of weak and emaciated victims, anurgentcallwent out for medical volunteers.
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For some time to come, military operations and theirurgentcallupon all supply and transport resources must dominate the situation.
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The next day the narrator receives anurgentcallfrom his supervisor.
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In response the affected mining units put out anurgentcallfor appropriate rescue equipment.
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A doctor can obtain anurgentcallat any time of the day in case of serious illness if he explains the circumstances to the exchange supervisor.
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It might have been anurgentcall, and he would have had to wait for up to two hours, and that is a very long time indeed.
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Even so, in the event of anurgentcall, the hospital would be called by the operator and asked whether it desired to take the call.
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This is anurgentcallfor action that delineates the problem with such clarity that the truth shines through.
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When a member of the medical profession has to make a vitallyurgentcall, the operator will give the call priority if the urgency is explained at the time.
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How will an elderly person who wants to contact a doctor late at night be persuaded to go out and make anurgentcall, perhaps even a 999 call?
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She thanks him and then quickly asks if she could borrow his phone and make anurgentcallas it would be late if she went to the phone booth.
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