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Meanings of standby in English
Usage of standby in English
1
A further 500 troops are on standby in case needed, Buckles said.
2
A further 500 troops are on standby in case needed, he said.
3
U.S. President Barack Obama said American forces were on standby to help.
4
Both will be on standby once water collection points come into effect.
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Advisers were on standby to help people budget for new monthly payments.
6
Of course, we have heard similar sentiments in the Disney standby lines.
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But they intend to have legal experts on standby just in case.
8
Several facilities remain on standby should the need for more shelters arise.
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But I'll have some National Guard units on standby just in case.
10
Fire rescue services had been placed on standby, according to the airline.
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They said 'standby for the announcement of when the classes will resume'.
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Plus we had a very large cast that was constantly on standby.
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Rescue teams are on standby in case the whale gets into trouble.
14
I was going to try to get on standby back to Iowa.
15
A couple of droids idled, duties completed, lost in electronic standby dreams.
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Missouri Governor Eric Greitens on Thursday put the National Guard on standby.
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New Zealand
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Ireland
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United States of America
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