Sentence examples for withstand life from inspiring English sources

To withstand life on land, where his every movement is difficult, the male will build up reserves, ready to lose a third of his massive bodyweight during this trying period of vigilance, fighting and sex.

Being familiar with how these same species grow in their natural habitats on the beds of tropical streams and lakes, I was amazed at their ability to withstand life on dry land.

You'd have to have a strong sense of self to withstand life as he envisions it -- and a dose of healthy narcissism, in order to forestall the withering fear of self-dramatization that might otherwise impede an embrace of life as a grand emotional adventure.

With resilience we can withstand life's unexpected disasters and still experience joy.

"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone," she once said, "because I am the person I know best". She painted to give herself company, and to create an alternate Frida who could withstand life's blows.

Your sense of self can withstand life's ups and downs and people's opinions.

The discrete architecture of connective tissue within valve leaflets and supporting structures allows the valve to withstand life-long functional demands and changes in hemodynamic forces and load.

Fishing with gillnets is better able to withstand life-history evolution, and maintains yield over a wider range of fishing intensities.

From time to time, the Scrabble Blitz area would shut down for days, and when it returned, so did all the addicts, full of comments about how they had barely withstood life without the game.

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She describes how her fears that her gentle son would not withstand military life faded with each letter and each visit.