Definitions
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- n. Plural form of standby.
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Examples
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One of my standbys is white beans, baked with olive oil, garlic, sage, tuna, and lemon juice.
Recipe: Baked White Beans with Tuna and Sage (Φασόλια με Τόννο και Φασκόμηλο)
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In fact, you can search for stopword standbys like a and www and also get results, though none as dramatic as a search for the.
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My lighter, mostly vegetarian diet means that my standbys are a far cry from my mom's-a typical week for me might include veggie burgers, whole-wheat noodles with peanut sauce, and bean stew (in the winter) or grilled fish (in the summer).
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Other days all they get are a couple of "standbys," when
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"keep the hounds at bay" community service programs, but otherwise limit their production to bare bones standbys, meaning News, Weather, and Sports.
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Tacos, in fact, are one of my favorite cooking-for-one standbys because tortillas last so long in the refrigerator and even longer in the freezer, and they freeze and thaw without any discernible harm to their quality.
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That, in turn, requires CSA farmers and CSA members to work together to find the right balance of unfamiliar items and old standbys, the right quantity of food so members don't waste, and where feasible, giving members some level of choice.
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Just a few blocks away from the glitz and polish of some of New York's newest, fashionable restaurants on the Bowery, are the old standbys of yesteryear, the real Lower East Side of pastrami, bagels and knishes.
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I used to have old standbys but anymore I try to read new stuff and break out of my box.
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So if the old standbys don't carry much impact, the question is, how Draconian should you get?
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