physical survival
collocation in Englishmeaningsofphysicalandsurvival
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physical
adjective
uk/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈfɪz.ɪ.kəl/
relating to ...
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survival
noun
uk/səˈvaɪ.vəl/us/sɚˈvaɪ.vəl/
the fact of a person, organization, etc. continuing to live ...
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(Definition ofphysicalandsurvivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Land was certainly a 'real world thing' and a main source ofphysicalsurvival.
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Basic needs are requirements forphysicalsurvivalas a biological human being, like water, food, shelter and safety.
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The whole problem is not only that ofphysicalsurvival.
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In sum, the data indicate that many recurrent dreams, and possibly nightmares, do not include situations critical forphysicalsurvivaland reproductive success.
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These issues are wholly intertwined in most environmental practices by whose logic the management of resources is assumed to ensurephysicalsurvival.
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When life is extensively politicised people's economic and evenphysicalsurvivalmay depend on political and administrative decisions.
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The concept of a basic human need is now generally extended to include requirements for a decent human life which go beyondphysicalsurvival, such as education, privacy, freedom.
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These are the symptoms ofphysicalsurvivalin an age of stress—three-quarters of hospital beds occupied by the mentally infirm or the elderly infirm.
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Operational values are individual values and are functional or dysfunctional to an individual'sphysicalsurvival.
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These two steps are important to thephysicalsurvivalof the person.
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Their social, economic andphysicalsurvivalhas become a difficult challenge for them and several public and private agencies.
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In deciding whether an area shall be an improvement area they will thus pay attention not only to thephysicalsurvivalvalue of the houses as at present built, but.
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As long asphysicalsurvivalremains uncertain, the desire for physical and economic security tends to take higher priority than democracy.
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Stress is a vague term and studies have examined conditions ranging from family tensions or conflict to wartime refugee status with threat tophysicalsurvival.
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Considerations such as acknowledging the primary human rights of minority peoples (e.g. issues ofphysicalsurvival) are, instead, regarded as more dire than an issue like linguistic rights.
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