Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Service performed by an officer or by troops in the field, in contradistinction to that performed in garrison; service in time of war.
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Examples
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Halliburton's fourth-quarter earnings rose 50% as the U.S. energy boom brought the oil field-service provider's revenue to a record level.
What's News— 2012
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He said field-service representative Eric Heidman , in Stockton, Calif., assured him that the check was the last payment for the 2010 crop.
Diamond Payments Questioned By Growers Hannah Karp 2011
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General Halleck having gone down to the Shiloh battle-field, I reported to his Assistant Adjutant-General, C.lonel John C. Kelton, and told him of my anxiety to take a hand in active field-service, adding that I did not wish to join my regiment, which was still organizing and recruiting at Jefferson Barracks, for I felt confident I could be more useful elsewhere.
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Pay for his field-service engineer job started at $65,000, and Boise's cost of living was lower than Pennsylvania's.
Hard-Hit Families Finally Start Saving, Aggravating Nation's Economic Woes 2009
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If the owner continues not to pay, field-service reps might be asked to contact homeowners and try to resolve the default situation -- known as loss mitigation.
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Often, field-service providers say, they must negotiate with lenders for more money.
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For example: Douglas Chamberlain, field-service spares-operations manager at Xerox, spent months with a team investigating repair delays.
The Cost Of Quality 2008
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Finally, if a home moves into foreclosure, field-service vendors do everything from help pack up homes for evicted tenants to remove family pets, dead and alive, left behind when owners vacate.
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Oil and gas investors might wish to diversify: among companies that profit from high prices, like drillers and field-service companies; companies that might gain if prices fall, like those that buy fuel to generate electricity; and companies that should make money regardless, like plant builders.
Low Volatility 2008
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For Split-Up of Telecom Telecom Corp. of New Zealand said its newly separated access-network-business unit and field-service team will be named Chorus.
New Zealand Prepares 2008
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