Sentence examples for extraordinary longevity from inspiring English sources

They have unusual barrel-like trunks and are known for their extraordinary longevity and ethnobotanical importance.

In an intensely competitive era that produced short careers, Connors enjoyed extraordinary longevity at the top.

"It must be God's plan," Mr. Anthony told Time magazine in 2004 when asked about his extraordinary longevity, adding that "abject terror" had kept him focused.

Cashman called Mariano Rivera a stand-alone as a closer with extraordinary longevity despite a wiry frame and only one pitch.

Indeed, one of the few genuine threats to U2's extraordinary longevity (a collaboration with the manager, Paul McGuinness of more than 30 years) occurred extremely early in the band's life when three of its members, including Bono, considered joining a Christian fellowship.

And yet the wandering albatross is one of the few species that show this trait, a trait that becomes apparent thanks to the birds' extraordinary longevity, their lifelong pairing, and the positive effect of experience on their ability to care for a chick.

IS there something about France — the diet, perhaps, or the health-care system — that accounts for the extraordinary creative longevity of so many of its filmmakers?

Having made his big-screen feature film debut with Poor Cow back in 1967 and won the Cannes Palme d'Or for The Wind That Shakes the Barley in 2006, Loach attributes the longevity of his extraordinary career to "fantastic producers like Rebecca O'Brien, and writers like Paul Laverty.

Another confounding factor is the administration's extraordinary discipline in the cause of political longevity.

"This is an extraordinary opportunity to address a fundamental unanswered question in longevity research using high quality human pedigrees".

Combined with prodigious longevity, especially among women, this has produced an extraordinary demographic effect.