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  • She lifted her telephone and called the Purser's Office, speaking briefly to the anxious voice on the other end.

    The Cruise of a Deathtime Babson, Marian 1983

  • Erebus had left Greenland with twenty-one petty officers, and at today's muster, fifteen of them were still alive, although some of them — such as Purser's Steward William Fowler, who had never fully recovered from his burns at the Carnivale, were little more than mouths to be fed during the march.

    The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

  • Higson appointed Archy Gordon also to do the duties of "Purser," so that he had plenty of occupation.

    The Three Lieutenants William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • Students must apply to get into Academy Heights, and few Taylortown children do so, Ms. Purser said.

    School Fails Budget Test Stephanie Banchero 2011

  • "I don't like to be disruptive to children," Ms. Purser said.

    School Fails Budget Test Stephanie Banchero 2011

  • The ship's Purser and Guest Services Manager are amazing as they help me to sort out the mess I've gotten myself into.

    Natalie Bahadur: I Lost My Passport in Estonia Natalie Bahadur 2010

  • The ship's Purser and Guest Services Manager are amazing as they help me to sort out the mess I've gotten myself into.

    Natalie Bahadur: I Lost My Passport in Estonia Natalie Bahadur 2010

  • Philip Purser kindly sent me a 1954 programme from the King's theatre, Edinburgh, for Agatha Christie's Spider's Web.

    Simon Hoggart's week: Royal punditry is money for old rope 2011

  • Moore County's Ms. Purser, who unveiled her proposed $90 million budget on March 14, said she sliced 90 positions and trimmed orchestra and middle-school athletics, and still couldn't balance the budget.

    School Fails Budget Test Stephanie Banchero 2011

  • Moore County Schools Superintendent Susan Purser said shutting down the school and sending its 265 children to nearby campuses was a "painful last resort" to close an $8.2 million budget gap.

    School Fails Budget Test Stephanie Banchero 2011

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