Sentence examples for withstand fire from inspiring English sources

Each box is designed to withstand fire and high pressure.

The scientists also wired the building with heat and gas sensors that could withstand fire.

Although the building was designed to code, it was not able to withstand fire.

He knows that teeth are the last part of a body to withstand fire.

It does not deteriorate in storage and, if stored properly in metal containers, can even withstand fire.

I have oak trees in my backyard and some invasive plants that have not evolved to withstand fire and some that are notorious spreaders of fire.

The thick bark of these trees allowed them to withstand fires that are part of a natural healthy forest.

However, fire-prone habitats may have contributed to the prominence of trees such as those of the genus Pinus, which have thick bark to withstand fires and employ serotiny.

Frustrated, he decided to do what many might consider impossible: build a stylish, modern home immune to the damaging effects of pests and the elements, a place tough enough to withstand fires and earthquakes.

Up the hill is the Basilica of Our Lady of Health, a venerable old structure that has withstood fire, earthquakes and occupation by French troops.

By the time flames began licking the Boardwalk near another Kohr's stand last Thursday, the Kohr's frozen custard business had withstood fire as well as the tremendous destruction wrought by Hurricane Sandy.