Similar words: stand by, stand back, by and by, instantaneous, instantaneously, root and branch, stand, stand out. Meaning: n. 1. something that can be relied on when needed 2. an actor able to replace a regular performer when required. adj. ready for emergency use.
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1. He sat through the trial as a standby juror.
2. A special team of police were kept on standby .
3. Keep some candles as a standby in case the power fails.
4. Board games are a good standby to keep the children amused if the weather is bad.
5. Magda was going to fly standby.
6. We can put you on standby .
7. The troops are on 24-hour standby .
8. We downgraded the military alert from emergency to standby.
9. Powdered milk is a good standby in an emergency.
10. The emergency services were put on standby after a bomb warning.
11. He was put on standby for the flight to New York.
12. Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.
13. He was on standby for the flight to New York.
14. There are standby generators but these usually only have to work for a few hours a year during power cuts.
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15. They offer 70 hours' standby time, 2hr 50min talk time, and 15 ring tones.
16. Hospitals are on standby ready to deal with casualties being flown in from the crash site.
17. Access International books standby flights from New York to Europe.
18. Security forces have been put on standby in case of violence.
19. We have Northolt and White Waltham on standby.
20. You may have to go on standby.
21. The standby vessel circled patiently half a mile away.
22. Police marksmen were put on standby.
23. Oatmeal was Mom's standby for breakfast.
24. Army ambulances were put on standby although government sources last night admitted they had no idea who would drive them.
25. Police in Brixton were on standby this week amid concern at rising tension after the shooting.
26. The station was built to provide standby power in emergencies.
27. A police surgeon was also on standby for any emergencies.
28. As the level of the water rose, villages were put on evacuation standby.
29. The computer systems at the Grid Control Centre are supported by standby facilities on site and at a remote location.
30. Like Labour in 1979, the Conservatives have put military ambulances on standby.
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