And, because it nominally funds Social Security and Medicare, some liberals regard its continuance as essential to the survival of those programs.
A winner always remembers that his own survival is more important than maintaining the integrity of the democratic process.
For Robinson, retention of his East Belfast seat is critical to his survival.
Eva Clarke continues the story of her mother's survival, and her own birth, to a rapt young audience, after which we drive through late winter sun to Eva's home in Cambridge, to which her mother recently moved from Cardiff.
There was some bravery and some luck in survival.
"Intolerance of corruption is essential to the survival of our representative democracy and way of life," he said.
Those standing on its ticket regard their best route to survival as emphasising their personal and local track records in individual constituencies rather than their role in a governing party.
There was another derby in the capital where Millwall eventually sprung to life in the final 10 minutes, overturning Charlton's lead at the New Den to pick up three points in their fight for survival.
Survival rates for other cancers, including breast, bowel and prostate, have gained ground after breakthroughs in detection, treatment and prevention.
Like Big Brother, millions of people are watching how a group of people – in this case, countries – fight each other, with the only aim of self-survival.
The short oration, which begins, "Four score and seven years ago", is remembered as a momentous reflection on what the Civil War meant for the survival of United States and the viability of liberty.
