high readiness
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhighandreadiness
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high
adjective
uk/haɪ/us/haɪ/
(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top ...
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readiness
noun[U]
uk/ˈred.i.nəs/us/ˈred.i.nəs/
willingness or a state of being prepared ...
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(Definition ofhighandreadinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There will be a problem about the training necessary forhighreadinessreserves.
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I turn to thehighreadinessreserves—new categories of reserves.
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For thehighreadinessreserve and sponsored reserves it is nine months unless a shorter period is specified in the relevant agreement.
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It appears to be optimistic in calculating the amount of time a business would have to spend on extra administration for thehighreadinessreserve.
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A state ofhighreadinessmeans exactly what it says.
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Reservists athighreadinessfor deployment also have their immunity maintained at a similar level by routine booster immunisations.
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It provides, at veryhighreadiness, a capability for biological detection, nuclear and chemical survey and decontamination.
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Thehighreadinessreserve is designed to attract skills which are in short supply.
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That consent would represent a strong commitment by the employer to release thehighreadinessreserve without protest when he was called out.
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Members of thehighreadinessreserve would be individuals with skills in short supply in both the regular and reserve forces.
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For each case except thehighreadinessreserve, the individual may elect to serve for longer.
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It is now proposed that there should be ahighreadinessreservist and a sponsored reservist.
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The remaining elements that we intend to deploy are being held at veryhighreadinessfor precisely this kind of operation.
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Thirdly, an employer's consent has to be obtained before an employee can take on ahighreadinessreserve liability.
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Current estimates envisage around 3,000highreadinessreservists.
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