Noun : a stand-down for the Christmas holidays. From Dictionary.com.
His stand-down of Ickes this morning was SPECTACULAR!. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton-Backer James Blanchard: Honor The Michigan Primary In Full] Reference
The stand-down comes at a difficult time for the Army. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 20, 2005] Reference
The stand-down is routine after an incident like that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 14, 2007] Reference
As you know there is a stand-down of three sols on Spirit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2004] Reference
The stand-down means crews stay on base and review procedures. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2007] Reference
Then, when has he had any stand-down days to do so before this?. From Wordnik.com. [The Magi'i Of Cyador]
And U.S. Air Force bases will be on a safety stand-down tomorrow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2007] Reference
There will be a safety stand-down now in effect today at all U.S. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 14, 2007] Reference
SANJAY GUPTA (voice-over): The paramedics are told to stand-down. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2009] Reference
The US Air Force got stand-down orders on 9/11 not to intervene. From Wordnik.com. [Reviewing Michel Chossudovsky's America's War on Terrorism] Reference
A safety stand-down after two more deadly accidents in the same day. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2006] Reference
Because I guess with the stand-down, they're not going out on missions. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2004] Reference
The United States conducts a forty-eight-hour stand-down for Christmas. From Wordnik.com. [On Yankee Station]
'Sir, just to make sure, we wait until we see evidence of a stand-down. From Wordnik.com. [The Sum of all Fears]
The stand-down for a year since Discovery was, again, to deal with foam. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2006] Reference
Evidence of a stand-down order preventing interception of the four planes. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: The Media Response to the Growing Influence of the 9 /11 Truth Movement] Reference
The US military forces on Okinawa had a 3 day stand-down for "reflection.". From Wordnik.com. [Ann Wright: With Its Record of Rape, Don't Send the U.S. Military to the Congo] Reference
Today, though, choppy seas off Hawaii could force a stand-down on this one. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2008] Reference
The stand-down for a year since Discovery was, again, to deal with the foam. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2006] Reference
The last stand-down, unannounced ahead of time, took place on Sept 11, 2001. From Wordnik.com. [9-11-2007- WHAT'S GOING ON?] Reference
MARTIN: Now, this stand-down, Paul, do you think it's actually going to help?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 27, 2009] Reference
Our policy is stand - up, stand-down: As the Iraqis stand up, we'll stand down. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2006] Reference
But had you received any reports that there was a stand-down for the hospitals?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 6, 2001] Reference
PITTMAN: No, that's what a stand-down is for, is to help get that information out there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2008] Reference
While the next day is a stand-down day, he needs to get a message to Ryalth immediately. From Wordnik.com. [The Magi'i Of Cyador]
"I am gratified to see that you are so industrious on your stand-down day," Maran offers. From Wordnik.com. [The Magi'i Of Cyador]
Talk about the Sept 14th stand-down and your suspicions, write about it, protest about it. From Wordnik.com. [9-11-2007- WHAT'S GOING ON?] Reference
Most notably, Fort Campbell ordered a three-day stand-down for suicide prevention training. From Wordnik.com. [Jon Soltz: Why Army Suicides Continued to Rise in May, and What We Can Do] Reference
"Must be a stand-down day for Second Company, seeing as you'd be here so early in the day.". From Wordnik.com. [The Magi'i Of Cyador]
One can certainly debate whether or not a "527 stand-down" is possible in a general election. From Wordnik.com. [Krugman Hits Obama Yet Again -- This Time On Battle With Edwards Over 527s] Reference
And so tell me, you've decided to go ahead and -- I guess you call it a stand-down this morning. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Seeing the Future - January 1, 2000] Reference
It's called a stand-down, all in response to allegations of improper conduct by some recruiters. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 20, 2005] Reference
It is afternoon of his stand-down day, and he has not finished all the reports that have piled up. From Wordnik.com. [The Magi'i Of Cyador]
The stand-down from bubble alarmism was swift: the market soared, finishing the week 82 points higher. From Wordnik.com. [Bubble Trouble?] Reference
And that's where more effective diplomacy's going to be needed after this immediate stand-down occurs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 8, 2002] Reference
Nicolás Sartorius of the think tank Alternativas expects ETA's stand-down to be the "star issue" of the second half of Zapatero's term. From Wordnik.com. [His Way Works] Reference
Self-interest will dictate the stand-down, because nations growing more prosperous in a nuclear-powered world will have ever more to lose. From Wordnik.com. [The Atomic Bomb] Reference
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