Sentence examples for a good standby from inspiring English sources
When that happens, the Hudson is a good standby.
It would be a good standby for security in case mother died off.
In a Chinese joint, ma po tofu (tofu and ground pork) is a good standby, because the ingredients store fairly well and don't vary that much in quality.
I don't have much small talk so, for anyone landed with me at a party, "How's your old lady?" was a good standby.
If not, a good standby is a tightly-coiled perm.
They are always a good larder standby for things like this.
The night stand is a good 'ol standby, too.
The cell libraries come in fixed threshold high Vth for good standby power and low Vth for high speed.
Flowers, chocolates and a romantic dinner for two are good standbys, but what about a romantic text?
Good standbys are Clinique's CX Neck and Chest De-Aging Cream (£73, clinique.co.uk), which, despite a faint whiff of just-off salad, does the job well, and Clarins's reliably gentle and subtly fragrant Advanced Extra-Firming Neck Cream (£44, houseoffraser.co.uk).
