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“A Life-Saving Transplant” — that suggests that without a kidney transplant someone will die, which usually is not the case.
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In March of 2009, Senator Kennedy and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison introduced the 21st Century Cancer Access to Life-Saving Early Detection, Research and Treatment (ALERT) Act, a comprehensive look at the prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer.
Sherry Lansing: The Future We Make: Ted Kennedy's Legacy in Fighting Cancer 2009
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The course -- eaten with a spoon -- came to be known by the thirsty as "the Life-Saving Station."
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For example Schedule 7 to the Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI(A)) Regulations 1992 (SI 1992/2359) helpfully informs me that "water penetration of between 10 and 12 cubic centimetres per second per square centimetre at a pressure of 550Pa" is "roughly equivalent to a speed through water of 2 knots" and I am fortified by the knowledge.
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A Potentially Life-Saving Tip — 4 comments working.wired. weirded.
A Potentially Life-Saving Tip suricattus 2005
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For the inspection of water craft and the Life-Saving Service upon the water the
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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States, and the Life-Saving and Light-House services cooperated, which enabled the Navy Department to have all portions of the Atlantic coast, from Maine to Texas, under observation.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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In the afternoon we set out for the South Haven Life-Saving Station whose captain, an obliging gentleman, gave us very satisfactory explanations.
By Water to the Columbian Exposition Johanna S. Wisthaler
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Such an action, as marked by manly energy, courage and humanity, denotes no less the worthy keeper of a Life-Saving Station than a good and gallant man, and I have peculiar pleasure in transmitting to you this medal as the memorial of noble conduct and character.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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Hurrying to the telephone, he called up the Life-Saving Station at
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