mere survival

collocation in English

meaningsofmereandsurvival

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mere
adjective[before noun]
uk
/mɪər/us
/mɪr/
used to emphasize that something is not large ...
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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 ofmereandsurvivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It would be a question ofmeresurvival.
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In order to secure a standard of living better thanmeresurvival, they become involved in the petty-criminal 'irregular' economy.
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Although he is left in desperate physical condition, hismeresurvivalturns out to be good, for chance seemingly intervenes in his favor once more.
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The method of flogging is ameresurvivalof revengeful ideas.
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It is ameresurvivalof a far distant past, when land for allotments was very hard to get.
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We need talk not about viability, as thoughmeresurvivalhad any virtue, but about comparative returns on capital employed.
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But it has led some people to question whethermeresurvivalin the absence of any quality of life is a desirable outcome.
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They are ruminating on their chances ofmeresurvival, let alone victory in the coming fight.
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Beyondmeresurvivalthough, there were deeper reasons for veterans to hate the newcomers.
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Wine is associated with joy, with celebration, with life as being more thanmeresurvival.
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He was eventually able to come to terms with the fact that sometimes evenmeresurvivalneeds to be fought for.
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In the face of fear and insecurity, the prime motive for a turncoat to draw away from former allegiances may bemeresurvival.
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Some points are awarded formeresurvival, but many more are awarded for such things as eliminating opponent cycles, completing a level, and eating apples, which will be discussed later.
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