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How to use stand-by in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word stand-by? Here are some examples.

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He said that the Government has been panicked into providing stand-by generation.
Tea tree cream is a useful stand-by antiseptic cream for cuts, grazes and fungal infections.
They were also carrying out routine checks of dykes, rivers and ditches in the area, and Mr Hankins said divers were on stand-by.
Operation and stand-by pump in one common casing with integrated automatic reversing flap.
Whatever the choice, having a stand-by system in place is a nice security blanket that more than pays for itself when the power goes down.
We had helicopters in stand-by but reached the marooned villages in boats because distributional efficiency is higher.
They'd stop by our place every so often to see if she is fine, and there will always be a stand-by car for her if she needs to go anywhere.
Five ambulances, 15 medical personnel, two doctors and paramedics were on stand-by.
Well, the short answer is, how could we sign that guarantee before the stand-by letter of credit was in place?
The foreign bank requires a stand-by letter of credit from them in order to give us the loan to pay them back.
West Yorkshire Police last year admitted that they were on stand-by to use rubber bullets during the worst riots seen in Bradford for 20 years.
As a founding member of JStreet, Peratis could have left her stereotypical beliefs about settlers for once on stand-by mode.
The rechargeable battery promises 200 minutes of talk time and 100 hours stand-by time.
Ten to 20,000 U.S. troops could be at their home bases in the U.S., Europe and the Pacific on a stand-by status, ready to go if needed.
In stand-by configuration, the vehicle's front wheels deploy to the ground like a jet plane landing gear to increase longitudinal stability.
If the pilot lights are blinking, this means that the selected mode was on stand-by when a heating or a conditioning demand occurred.
Alert stand-by emergency and fire fighting personnel.
You give responsibility for one or two years to a small group, with replacements on stand-by.
Noise, which can be an environmental pollutant, may come from equipment such as stand-by generators, air conditioners and cooling fans.
The Coast Guard search and rescue vessels are expected to be able to get underway within 30 minutes of notification when on stand-by.
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The remainder of the birds we cooked later in the day, intending them as a stand-by.
With an anchor like the stand-by, chain is best for all boats that have a place to stow it.
At last the maneuver was completed and the engines shut down to stand-by.
We keep the chiropractors on stand-by duty when we go riding with Plemp.
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