survival rate

collocation in English

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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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rate
noun[C]
uk
/reɪt/
us
/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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Thesurvivalratewas 50%.
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This depends strongly on theirsurvivalrate.
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The 6-yearsurvivalratewas 67%.
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Estimating thesurvivalrateof individuals.
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The globalsurvivalratewas of 93 % after surgery.
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Thus, a highersurvivalrateboosts precautionary wealth.
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The garbage collector skips heap blocks with asurvivalrateof more than 80%.
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Compared with a 1983, the average three-yearsurvivalratehas increased by 22 percent (19).
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The influence of temperature on thesurvivalrateof adult worms was examined.
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The graphs show a decliningsurvivalrateassociated with age regardless of year considered.
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This therapy has a long-termsurvivalrateof up to 50%.
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Some additional, not very obvious factors may also contribute to the oocytesurvivalrate.
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However, thesurvivalratedepends on the nature of the defect.
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The lowestsurvivalrateoccurred between 1958 and 1961, the period with the most centralized economy.
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Uninfected control ticksurvivalratewas 70%, but only 45% in the primary infection group.
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In addition, we introduce a special feature,survivalrate, into the formulation.
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Highsurvivalrateof vitrified human oocytes results in clinical pregnancy.
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Unfortunately, only half of survivors were neurologically intact, for an overall intactsurvivalrateof 39%.
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Thesurvivalrateof these plantations ranged from 30 to 70 per cent between districts.
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In many of the more forested districts of the state thesurvivalratehas been low.
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Thus, the method of oolemma breakage appeared to influence the oocytesurvivalrate.
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The actuarialsurvivalratewas 87% at one year and 82% at five and 10 years.
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