Other important functions performed by the GP [general practitioner] are those of referring patients to other (health) care facilities and acting as contact person for other providers of aid, both for other facilities in first echelon care and with respect to second echelon care (outpatient care and treatment in hospital).

“Are you always like this?” she asked. His eyebrows arched. “Like what?” “So... unministerlike.”

Stop squallin', you little stinker! She struck the child with her open hand across the face.

The lasses picked up their skirts and exeunted.