Sentence examples for surviving fires from inspiring English sources

Since dispersed pieces of manuscripts stand a better chance than complete books of surviving fires, floods, and war, breaking books actually prolongs their survival.

This species is fully capable of surviving fires and subsequently out-competing native vegetation in lowland landscapes after a significant disturbance (D'Antonio and Vitousek 1992; Pivello et al. 1999; Ammondt et al. 2013).

The 15 essays include a history of the tallest buildings in New York and the story of the only surviving fire tower in New York City, a three-tiered cast-iron watchtower at the summit of Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem.

A complete restoration of a rare surviving fire engine to working order by the Museum of London has demonstrated that it was so heavy it would have been painfully slow to move it through the narrow cobbled streets.

We expected trees surviving fire to exhibit increased crown vigor over time since fire.

The proportion of animals surviving fire seemed to be fairly independent of burning depth (42 to 62% survival rate).

He has survived fires that have killed co-workers, led to investigations and been written about in books.

"Needless to say, reporters take no pleasure in having to contact people who have survived fires or other disasters.

They survive fires, quickly develop resistance to pesticides, and outswim floods by rafting together and floating away.

Scientists found that seeds that were less rounded and coated in thicker protective hairs were more likely to survive fires used to clear scrub.

The question is how big? Taking this to the extreme, this paper poses the hypothetical question, "had there been no structural damage would the structure have survived fires of a similar magnitude"?