standard reply

collocation in English

meaningsofstandardandreply

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standard
adjective
uk
/ˈstæn.dəd/us
/ˈstæn.dɚd/
usual rather than special, especially when thought of as being correct ...
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reply
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈplaɪ/us
/rɪˈplaɪ/
an ...
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(Definition ofstandardandreplyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstandard reply

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A morestandardreplyis this.
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People receive astandardreplywhen their application is turned down.
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When we receive a large volume of correspondence about a single subject, it is often appropriate to use a comprehensivestandardreply.
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She has since found out that it was simply astandardreply.
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It is astandardreply, a cool reply.
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Would anotherstandardreplyenter our proceedings?
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Whenever questions are asked, thestandardreplyis that such matters cannot be answered without endangering the operations and effectiveness of the security service.
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Thal will become thestandardreply.
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One is passed from one person to another and time and again given standard replies.
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In order to answer these letters as promptly as possible, we prepared standard replies covering the main points at issue.
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