Sentence examples for vivid survival from inspiring English sources

Alongside this love letter to an island sits a vivid survival tale.

The legacy of slavery in the Caribbean led him to a fascination with Voodoo, which he recognized as both a vivid survival of African religious practices and a way "to lead the slaves to a private liberty that the state of things in their world forbade".

"Its vivid action scenes, survival episodes and smooth writing sustain the book at a high level of excitement," W. J. Lederer said in these pages.

This is less a vivid tale of survival than one long, tedious depiction of force against force.

[C2.] Solo Magazines Scramble in Slump For magazines not owned by media conglomerates -- like Outside, Nylon and Bridal Guide -- the recession has provided a vivid test of their survival instincts and prospects.

But for those whose primary purpose -- and source of revenue -- is providing readers with a magazine, the recession has provided a vivid test of their survival instincts and prospects, no matter their size.

But the exhibition's arrival next Thursday at the Chicago Cultural Center is at minimum a reminder of how medical advances make war's impact more vivid by increasing the survival rate of the badly injured.

Vivid words create more vivid pictures.

For the Kalispels, survival has a particularly vivid meaning, as does the idea of a journey -- forced, in their case.

That's not to disparage the trio's (especially Donahue's) skill at giving vivid performances in the face of survival-course rigours.

If you're happy with American statistics, the website FlowingData offers a vivid visualisation of how the threats to survival change as you get older, Aviva and confused.com all offer individual life expectancy estimates.