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Standbys like chicken tikka, lamb masala and pakoras — perfectly crispy fritters of cauliflower, eggplant, onion and potato, way better than fries — are what you’ll want on your plate.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2015

Superior Standbys Still, it's the Lamborghinis that have long inhabited expensive-car lists.

From Forbes • Feb. 1, 2010

The only steady programs that offer the hope of entertainment are Old Standbys Red Skelton, Jackie Gleason, Ed Sullivan and Dean Martin�and movies, for which TV can claim no creative proprietorship.

From Time Magazine Archive