subsistence activity

collocation in English

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subsistence
noun[U]
uk
/səbˈsɪs.təns/us
/səbˈsɪs.təns/
the state of having what you need in order to stay alive, but ...
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activity
noun
uk
/ækˈtɪv.ə.ti/us
/ækˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
the situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are ...
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Most of the inhabitants of outlying islands engage insubsistenceactivityonly.
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At this stage, fishing was asubsistenceactivity, undertaken only to feed the fisher and their immediate community.
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When such criteria do exist, they are broad enough (genealogy, way of life, subsistence activities) to accommodate many different situations.
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It was found in the 2006 survey that those with higher incomes are more likely to carry out certain subsistence activities, such as picking berries (.05).
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These changes in subsistence activities will have had an effect on social and kinship structures.
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Subsistence activities are the heart and soul of native bush villages.
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For the majority of residents, everyday livelihoods are secured through a diverse range of near subsistence activities and opportunistic petty trading.
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Due to their locations in decalcified loess sediments no organic material has been preserved and data on subsistence activities or the season(s) of occupation are absent.
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In summary, the main subsistence activities were fishing, hunting, and gathering, together with some agriculture, and exchange of a few foodstuffs such as beans with other communities.
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At the present time, the author does not have any data on the colonists' view on their wanted size of family in relation to their subsistence activities.
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Most people in this young and rapidly growing population live on the coastal lowlands, and most are involved in subsistence activities, such as fishing, agriculture and firewood extraction.
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Year-round residents largely pursue subsistence activities while summer workers from other areas work in the lodges.
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Pre-colonial subsistence activities in the area included hunting, fishing, pottery-making, and simple farming.
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Boats are used for inter-village travel and subsistence activities.
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Subsistence activities on and around the island included hunting seals and walruses, crab fishing and gathering bird eggs and other useful foods.
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For most families in the region, the household economy is a mix of participation in these subsistence activities and full-time or part-time employment.
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Subsistence activities provide the majority of food sources.
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For many living in the countryside without access to employment in extractive industries, remittances from family members in urban areas or subsistence activities provide income.
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Their subsistence activities were historically centred on hunting and trapping caribou, deer and small game.
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