Sentence examples for standby to respond from inspiring English sources

Hazardous-materials teams were on standby to respond to any accidents, the police said.

Extra officers were on standby to respond to any trouble at the event on Saturday afternoon and would be able to take immediate action, the Metropolitan police said.

Large scale batteries could reduce the need to keep energy generators on standby to respond to peaks in demand, but it's still unclear how this might be best managed commercially.

The jets, armed with cannons and air-to-air missiles, will be on standby to respond not only to any intrusion, but also to commercial airliners in distress or hijackings like those involved in the Sept. 11 attacks.

In other developments: About 2,200 armed forces personnel - regulars and reserves - are helping the flood relief effort and a further 3,000 are on standby to respond within two hours, according to Maj Gen Patrick Sanders, assistant chief of defence staff.

Soldiers and emergency workers were put on standby to respond to any contingency.

Even if the mRNA amounts of the genes that play an important role in the intestinal functions decreased during fasting, epigenetically active state on these genes could serve as a standby mode to respond quickly to unexpected food intake.

He said that China would soon help set up a new, permanent peacekeeping squad of 8,000 for police missions, and would provide an additional $100 million to the African Union to establish a standby force intended to respond immediately to emergency crises on the continent.

The marine ambulance was also on standby if needed to respond as part the London Ambulance Service's coverage of the event and Richard Webber, assistant chief ambulance officer of London Ambulance, said he was honoured to be on board as a liaison officer in case the ship was called to respond.

When electric appliances are plugged in but turned off, they are usually in standby mode, many waiting to respond to a remote control or recharging a battery on a cordless device.

These VSAGs represent advisory bodies that are on standby, and have plans to respond to a crisis or unrest period.