The phrase "are still on life" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an incomplete expression and lacks clarity without additional context.
Example: "The patients are still on life support as the doctors monitor their conditions."
Alternatives: "are still on life support" or "are still receiving life-saving treatment."
Of course, some terrific bookstores are still on life support.
In Truog's view, a better approach would be to remove these patients' organs while they are still on life support, as is done with brain-dead donors.
And in this day in age, when so many U.S. real estate markets are still on life support, property owners are finding they must stretch the bounds outside that box almost to the breaking point if they have any hope at all of getting a good price, or even a fair price, for their favorite four walls.
It felt like a wake, except that the loved one was still on life support.
But the reality — as shown by that stubborn frontline, which in many places is manned not by officially trained troops but by loosely commanded, government-allied militias — is that Somalia's transitional government is still on life support.
For months, the cautious and pessimistic voices on Wall Street kept saying the rally would end as investors realized the extent of problems facing the economy — that the financial system was still on life support, companies were struggling to generate new revenue, and nearly 15 million people in the United States were unemployed.
While the Michigan idea was still on life support, Senator Christopher Dodd, the former Democratic presidential candidate who has endorsed Mr. Obama, suggested: Even though I left my name on the ballot, it is clear that the results of the Jan . 15primary should not be used to apportion delegates.
Speaking to BBC News, he said it was appropriate that the bonus pool had decreased when the bank was still on "life support" and making huge losses.
The fact is that the entire financial economy is still on life support from the government.
The Fed, possibly the only entity in Washington that understands that the economy is still on life support, is expected to announce on Wednesday afternoon that it is continuing an aggressive bond-buying program to do its part.
Its results on August 5th, which showed decent profits despite a slowdown at its investment bank, helped bolster this view.Still, enthusiasm about the health of the region's banks should be tempered by the fact that many are still on government-backed life support and that the next few years are likely to be tough.
