Sentence examples for standby as from inspiring English sources

A team of paramedics will be on standby, as will police.

It was because supplies of a replacement for a specialised chip controller could not be found – the Netbook ® Pro had very sophisticated power management, given it 8 hours of runtime and 10 days in standby, as well as instant-on (still an amazing feature in a laptop).

Emergency services had been on standby as the giant aircraft came into land.

I called my father, who'd just retired, and asked him to be on standby as Jacob's on-set guardian.

It had many on standby as it tried to remake itself, moving away from hardware and towards software and services.

"For the time being, everything is on standby as the player is currently on his honeymoon but will return shortly".

On the other hand, such past standbys as solipsistic, peripatetic and antediluvian are missing.

Gone are such familiar standbys as dolmades, hummus, and charcoal-grilled fish.

Alongside such slow-cooker standbys as beef stew and pot roast were more pasta-based meals, ethnic-influenced offerings including Thai chicken and reduced-fat dishes.

Having missed out on the churros, with their over-the-top-sounding caramel dipping sauce, I can testify only about such un-Southwestern dessert standbys as carrot cake and pecan pie.

Billions of dollars have fled tech in favor of such old standbys as pharmaceuticals and such brand icons as Coke and Gillette.