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on hand1Present, especially for a specified purpose: her trainer was on hand to give advice...- The 2004 Rose will be on hand later to present the trophy to the winning connections in the race which bears her name.
- Mayor of Waterford, Seamus Ryan was on hand to present certificates at Waterford City Library.
- Kildare footballer John Doyle was on hand to present the county awards.
1.1Readily available: she kept stocks of delicacies on hand...- The problem is that cash on hand isn't always available to directly pay off debt.
- If you don't have homemade chicken stock on hand, use canned or a powdered base.
- In truth, no one wanted to blow a chance at a sale by admitting they keep spare parts on hand to fix glasses under warranty.
2Needing to be dealt with: they had many urgent and pressing matters on hand...- I believe that all of us should give our best to the work on hand.
- Clearly our new business manager at Athletics Ireland has a huge task on hand to market the sport and get big crowds back to see the sport.
- Thanks was extended to John Robinson, the regular judge, for all his commitment and dedication to the job on hand.
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