Sentence examples for preserved themselves from inspiring English sources

The final volume in a trilogy that also includes "Idlewild" and "Edenborn," "Everfree" is set in the wake of a plague that has wiped out almost all of humanity and left genetically engineered "posthumans" to deal with a tiny fraction who preserved themselves cryogenically.

In these nations the remains of the Eastern Orthodox churches, which survived extermination campaigns of the Leninist and Stalinist eras from the 1920s to the 1950s, preserved themselves in a political environment hostile to the church precisely through a retreat to their church tradition and religious functioning in the realm of the liturgy.

In the absence of financial inducements to ignore their instincts of self-preservation they will find ways to preserve themselves; don't worry about that.

Governments must preserve themselves against external as well as domestic threats.

The laws require robots to protect humans, obey orders and preserve themselves, in that order.

The world is full of artists who impair their work to preserve themselves.

Small proposals bring protesters to the streets, one hurdle to making changes as protected interests seek to preserve themselves.

In Europe, horses tend to lope during the early part of the race to preserve themselves for a late dash.

In a world without nuclear weapons they would preserve themselves as they always have: by forming alliances with the powerful and avoiding antagonizing neighbors.

I thought Isaac Asimov's three laws seemed particularly germane to both: protect humans, obey orders and preserve themselves, in that order.

It is possible that the Knicks are resting on the cushion they built in November, preserving themselves for the postseason grind.