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poised ADJ

evenly poised

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Investigators believe the men were poised to carry out attacks while impersonating antiterrorist police officers, targeting either police stations, courts or shops and other public places.
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For a time in late 1975, the team was poised to compete for a playoff spot.
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Handicraft exports from north-eastern states are poised to make quantum jump.
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He called her a polite, soft-spoken, calm, and poised young woman that completely mystified the audience.
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She glides through her scenes with the poised self-assurance of a woman who has a strong handle on herself and her power.
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Applications architecture means managing how multiple applications are poised to work together.
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This placed the company in a precarious position and poised a huge single industry business risk.
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Without mincing words, the pension industry is robust, safe and is poised to help retirees live well after their active life in employment.
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His electrifying campaign is poised to deliver a breakthrough result - sespite a late set-back when he fell from a forklift truck.
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Along the top of the bar, the waitstaff's line of phones are poised and charging.
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