means of survival
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmeansandsurvival
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means
noun
uk/miːnz/us/miːnz/
a method or way of ...
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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 ofmeansandsurvivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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These two resources together are my solemeansofsurvival.
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Opium gave women a uniquemeansofsurvival; thousands made a living for themselves while thousands more supported their families by this means.
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The people have nothing, he says; nomeansofsurvivalor of earning their livelihood.
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The imprisonment of people on political grounds is ameansofsurvivalfor such a regime.
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It may seem amusing here and now, but technology is our verymeansofsurvival.
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This has included the movement of labour, set free by the introduction of new technologies and mechanisation and the search for newmeansofsurvivalin towns and cities.
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But what about the personal freedom and autonomy of those who - already unlucky in birth - are provided only with the barestmeansofsurvivaland with an unsupportive background?
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Many of our small businesses in rural areas are reliant on our post offices as ameansofsurvival.
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I do not have the same feelings about those who deprive our sea bird population of themeansofsurvival.
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It is sometimes alleged that global companies offer legitimacy and themeansofsurvivalto non-democratic dictatorships.
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Since newcomers are refused shelter, schooling and an income, criminal activity represents these people’s onlymeansofsurvival.
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In 1985, a club carries on what is called a corporate business and it needs othermeansofsurvival.
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I say that because failure to teach a child a basicmeansofsurvivalmust be wrong.
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What is particularly worrying is the trafficking of younger people, even children, who are targets because it is their onlymeansofsurvival.
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One sees involvement in begging and in othermeansofsurvival, and the rapid criminalisation of young people in such a situation is extremely worrying.
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Why should not civil defence—themeansofsurvival—be taught in our schools, say in the last term in secondary schools?
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We need for the next ten years to concentrate more on our ownmeansofsurvivalrather than rely upon other countries.
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The report says that the objective of the regime seemed to be to destroy themeansofsurvivalof the population assisting the resistance movement.
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There is often a risk that they will have to commit offences to obtain even the most basicmeansofsurvival.
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The economy was desperately stretched: all the remaining cattle, for example, were sold off and people were left with nomeansofsurvival.
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Their population numbers being so small, they needed anothermeansofsurvival.
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Fishing had become a majormeansofsurvivalas well as a business venture.
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The reserves were also unsuitable for cultivations, which was their mainmeansofsurvival.
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Originally, wrestling was intended as ameansofsurvivalfor ancient civilizations.
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Instead, he found ameansofsurvivalin his ability for base running, especially steals.
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