Three levels of forces were announced; constant readiness, low-level, and strategic reserves.
The cannons represent the Kelantan's constant readiness to defend itself.
She must be kept in constant readiness to sail immediately I think proper to give the signal.
The most important thing, I think, is their constant readiness for launch.
Their raids forced the Russian land forces to maintain a state of constant readiness lest there be a landing.
America is in a state of constant readiness for nuclear attack.
And that includes constant readiness to do so on their terms.
But it showed a constant readiness to exploit something for political purposes.
There are many ways to defend the nation, the most important is the bearing of arms and the constant readiness to fight enemies.
Could a man walk through life in a constant readiness to duck?