in reserve

Example Sentences

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The Springboks possess considerable depth with Kolisi still captaining a team including Jasper Wiese, Damian de Allende, Damian Willemse and new fly-half star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, with Eben Etzebeth and Bongi Mbonambi in reserve.

From BBC

A central bank source told Reuters the funds had arrived and been reflected in reserve levels.

From Reuters

Increased spending in the budget leaves the government with less in reserve to deal with a possible economic downturn and it could forestall a shift to interest rate cuts by the Bank of Canada, analysts said.

From Reuters

You have to keep some of your real self in reserve,” he says slyly.

From Los Angeles Times

Typical philanthropic guidelines suggest that nonprofits have at least three months of monthly expenses in reserve, and ideally six or more months.

From Salon