Sentence examples for could be sustaining from inspiring English sources

"Barring the catastrophe of a nuclear war," the Times editorial page declared that summer, "by the time of this nation's Tricentennial, Mars could be sustaining a human population".

The critters in the lake live without sunlight, so Rogers believed heat and chemicals from thermal vents on the lake floor could be sustaining them.

What could be sustaining the destructive lesions in the heart of nitro derivative-treated Chagas patients and rabbits?

Even then, there were doubts the gains could be sustained.

Tucker insisted the dividend could be sustained, although analysts appeared to be divided.

Economists questioned whether such growth in military spending could be sustained over subsequent quarters.

Some said the rising bear population merited a limited yearly hunt that could be sustained indefinitely.

Given their catchment area, Portsmouth could be sustained as a Premiership club.

But Dr. Parker said it was unclear whether the trend could be sustained.

Prose fiction, which could be sustained only by a large educated readership, was slower to develop.

It could be sustained only by outside aid, military containment and a docile, quisling Palestinian leadership.