emergency service
collocation in Englishmeaningsofemergencyandservice
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emergency
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/us/ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/
something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid ...
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service
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.vɪs/us/ˈsɝː.vɪs/
a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity, or for providing a particular thing that ...
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(Definition ofemergencyandservicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is noemergencyservice.
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The importance of theemergencyserviceis not in dispute any more than the importance of the non-emergencyservice.
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Emergencyserviceis provided wherever possible.
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Anemergencyserviceis always available.
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There is a 24-houremergencyservice.
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That is termed anemergencyservice.
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That service is anemergencyservice.
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Is a maternity service anemergencyservice?
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They agreed to provide anemergencyservice.
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Some operate a 24-houremergencyservice.
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If a public campaign should be combined with the telemedicine strategy, it is urgent to focus on the direct contact to theemergencyservice.
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That means 40,000-plusemergencyserviceserious delays.
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However, this is anemergencyservice, not a replacement service.
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Such work is a form ofemergencyservice.
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Anemergencyserviceis available throughout the weekend.
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Not onlyemergencyservicevehicles straddle them; cars also do.
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Theemergencyservicein my area is the doctor.
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Up until last year it provided a fullemergencyservice.
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There can hardly be a greateremergencyservicethan that.
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Ouremergencyserviceis unrivalled anywhere in the world.
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No otheremergencyserviceoperates on this basis.
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There has been genuine anxiety about anemergencyservice.
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This is anemergencyserviceready to hand.
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We need to consider the problems facing theemergencyservice.
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