Ms. BEAUGEZ: Actually, we're in what we call suspended animation.

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She suspended the staffer who made the call.

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Geologists call it a 'suspended flow'.

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There followed angry exchanges and finally a call for business to be suspended.

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Sinn Fein said it had investigated whether those suspended members had followed party president Gerry Adams' call for party members to give witness statements.

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Major League Baseball executive vice president Joe Torre said Angel Hernandez's crew made an "improper call" in Cleveland, and MLB suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth for two games Friday because he was in charge in Houston.

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Gavin Henson is suspended for the opening two games, while Sale have first call on the services of centre Mark Taylor.

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Four police officers were suspended after it emerged they did not initially respond to the family's emergency call.

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