About ten minutes before the beginning of his artificial night, he would switch off all the cabin lights - even the red emergency standby - so that he could become completely dark-adapted.

We will have all emergency standby here, Viscount 782.

She was also offered assignments as an emergency standby for the roles of Amneris and Eboli at the Met and turned them down.

No, all transporters are on emergency standby in case there's some malfunction with the Hannibal.

"Robot detail 1, emergency standby for action" roared Bell.

"If you hadn't told him to go to red alert, the ship's systems wouldn't be on emergency standby."

Until then, all units will continue emergency alert standby.

Of those not abroad, most are already earmarked as replacement forces for other missions, rebuilding their ranks or on emergency standby in case of a crisis with North Korea.

I want the entire ship on emergency standby, all medical personal standing ready.

Last month it emerged that defence cuts meant British waters were left undefended by a warship on emergency standby, because resources have become so stretched.