Sentence examples for may survive a from inspiring English sources

Although a peony may survive a century of neglect, it cannot stand being disturbed.

And though most varieties are hardy only to 15 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, some, given the right care, may survive a winter as cold as minus 5.

Following ambulance drivers, farmers and refugees, his tales are liberally spattered with body parts and scenes of hopeless vulnerability, like the fathers who send family members into different rooms in the hope that some at least may survive a missile strike.

The implications of the study, which was published in the latest issue of the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, is that the water-loving snakes will not be confined to the freshwater environments of South Florida but may survive a trip through ocean waters to the Florida Keys.

A good car may survive a bad launch.

Even though a mosquito may survive a dose of an insecticide, the chemical may weaken it in some way.

It is possible that small doses may stimulate greater production of protective substances so that someone may survive an arsenic dose that would otherwise be fatal, but there are no guarantees.

Austrian Hermann Maier survived a crash during the downhill competition and returned to win gold in the super-g and the giant slalom.

In addition, patients with melanoma metastatic to the skin show variable survival: some may survive for a long time, whereas some die of disseminated disease within 1 year of removal of skin metastases (Hofmann-Wellenhof et al, 1996).

Another was the reluctance of high-profile politicians to accept a portfolio in a government that may survive only a few months, or less.

It may survive for a while but eventually a political agent appears, to give the final push to the redundant and harmful ancien regime.