Sentence examples for standby fear from inspiring English sources

"To control the device," he said vaguely, but declined to elaborate as to exactly how that might work or why it would be useful, citing that Silicon Valley standby: fear of divulging intellectual property secrets before their time.

Despite the mild daring of the concept, what keeps these plots going is that old screenwriting standby, the fear of commitment.

The Red Cross has mobilised hundreds of volunteers who are on standby amid fears people will need to be evacuated from their homes.

Standby child care comes in various concoctions.

I fear that if standby were banned altogether, people would just leave their equipment on instead, consuming maybe 10 times the power.

"There are so many permits on standby right now, so there is fear that these companies will follow the lead of Pacific Rim," said Yanira Cortez, deputy state attorney for human rights.

The extra personnel, who were put on standby last week, have been drafted in amid continuing fears that the private security contractor's handling of the £284m contract remains a risk to the Games as Friday night's opening ceremony approaches.

It emerged that the armed forces were on standby to provide an extra 3,500 troops, amid fears the private contractor would not be able to provide enough trained staff in time.

The Honduran government put its military, police, and Red Cross on standby in advance of the storm, due to fears of a repeat of Hurricane Fifi in 1974.

After fierce criticisms about policing, 10,000 officers were on standby for the funeral of Tottenham shooting victim Mark Duggan amid fears that the occasion would prompt further rioting.

It comes after it emerged that UK armed forces are on standby to provide more troops in addition to 13,500 already agreed amid fears private contractor G4S may not have enough trained staff.