Figure 8 Top 10 sense score distribution of two sounds for "telephone".Sound: telephone, ring pick upSound: telephone, lift handle dial.
Trees will be felled, streetlights will be moved, telephone lines lifted.
The Telephone Company lifted the number 446-1234 from a woman in Queens and has it automatically intercepted by operators.
[C6.] Bell Atlantic and BellSouth said strong demand for data, wireless and telephone features lifted their fourth-quarter profits to meet or beat Wall Street expectations.
The Bell Atlantic Corporation and the BellSouth Corporation said yesterday that strong demand for data, wireless and telephone features lifted their fourth-quarter profits to meet or beat Wall Street expectations.
Roads in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, were temporarily closed to traffic, telephone wires were lifted and street furniture moved.
The retail division increased gross win by 8% to £548.1m and profits by 9% to £165.5m in 2004, while the telephone betting operation lifted gross win by 7% to £60.3m, but saw profits remain flat at £22.1m.
The party line on the telephone ("You would lift up the telephone only to find your neighbour was already on it talking at great length about their hernia operation"); the Co-op and the general store; the works of Jack London proudly on the shelf.
Ring Down Service - When the receiver is lifted, the telephone automatically dials one specified location.
In mid-September, a well-known movie mogul died, and I instinctively lifted the telephone to reminisce with Charlie about his days in that business.
