The phrase "retain life" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing survival, preservation, or maintaining existence.
Example: "The new medical technology aims to help patients retain life even in critical conditions."
Alternatives: "preserve life" or "sustain life."
With a retained life estate you can even provide that someone else, say a child, have the use of the place for the rest of his life.
We must conclude that a transplanted bone retains life in itself and is capable of its own regeneration as far as is necessary.
Several unquestioned instances of cells retaining life after long exposures to subzero temperatures have been reported to me by colleagues who are engaged in experimental physiological and pathological studies.
We must therefore conclude either that the transplanted bone has retained life in itself or that it has been completely regenerated in all of its parts by a process of metaplasia of cells derived from the surrounding soft tissue.
Martha Butler, senior director for insurance at Fitch Ratings in Chicago, also questioned whether Manulife would retain Canada Life's relatively small group life and health operations in the United States.
Earlier, Mr. Liddy had indicated that he hoped A.I.G. would be able to retain its life insurance business in the United States.
"I will, of course, retain a life interest in the property", he writes, "and my wife and I plan to make our little nest on the 70th floor...during what are called the golden years..
"I will, of course, retain a life interest in the property", he writes, "and my wife and I plan to make our little nest on the 70th floor...during what are called the golden years.
Moreover, Spanish is easy enough that kids really can emerge from high school with a very useful command of the language that they will retain for life, while Mandarin takes about four times as long to make the same progress.
With the passing years our physical, mental and emotional body begin to stock pile and retain our life experiences while our inner self becomes the gatekeeper of our dreams.
For example, a study on evaluation of abilities of nurses to retain basic/advanced life support skills and theoretical knowledge found that theoretical knowledge was retained but performance skills of the nurses degraded quickly [ 13].
