matter of survival
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmatterandsurvival
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matter
noun
uk/ˈmæt.ər/us/ˈmæt̬.ɚ/
a situation or subject that is being dealt with ...
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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 ofmatterandsurvivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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In such contexts, successful innovation development can be very much amatterofsurvival.
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As he observed, the situation ' ' was amatterofsurvival.
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There was, thus, tremendous pressure on these firms to increase wood exports to meet the government's deadline, as amatterofsurvival.
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Getting out was amatterofsurvival.
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For many refugees it is not a matter of choosing to improve their circumstances but purely amatterofsurvival.
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This is not just a question of economics: it is amatterofsurvival.
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It is amatterofsurvivalfor these men, their wives and their families.
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People will not dodge paying it just because they want to; it will be amatterofsurvivalrather than of choice.
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It was also amatterofsurvivalfor many firms.
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For them, it is now amatterofsurvival.
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For many farmers it is now more amatterofsurvivalthan of making any kind of decent living.
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For them it is amatterofsurvival.
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Therefore, taking the required action is simply amatterofsurvivalfor the town's commercial livelihood.
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For some, however, it is simply amatterofsurvival.
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Does he not also recognise that this is amatterofsurvivalfor them?
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This is amatterofsurvivalfor these people.
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It is also amatterofsurvivalfor the children of those who are making the decisions in those countries.
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Admittedly it is not an easy balancing act, but for people who are ill it may be amatterofsurvival.
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It was amatterofsurvival.
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For some people it is amatterofsurvivalin a recession, taking the only work that is available to them, but for others it is a matter of choice.
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