She said that there was some relief at surviving what you might have thought was not survivable.
That means, in other words, that when resources are scarce, a species as a whole has a better shot at surviving if its populations are organizing themselves to promote long term survival with shorter individual lifespans.
Rural Africans were experts at surviving famine.
But having to relocate makes you good at surviving.
I was just doing what I needed to do to have a shot at surviving.
Among the best at surviving are woody plants, like hardy trees and shrubs.
"Americans are already pretty good at surviving -- why don't we focus on surviving as a species?
This was a puzzle because, in general, bigger animals are usually much better at surviving the island's extremely cold winters.
Yet it didn't assuage his guilt at surviving the 1989 massacre when hundreds, possibly thousands, died in the military crackdown.
It captures the essence of a creed that so often decries change, but has proved remarkably adept at surviving it.
This is why they're so good at surviving injuries, incorporating newcomers and, most overlooked, grooming young talent.
