very survival
collocation in Englishmeaningsofveryandsurvival
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very
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈver.i/us/ˈver.i/
(used to add emphasis to a noun) exact ...
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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 ofveryandsurvivalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Invariably, they placed a high premium on acquiring information upon which theirverysurvivalhinged.
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Some, indeed, had theirverysurvivalthreatened.
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Theirverysurvivaldepends on this.
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I did not know which way was better, to be more individualistic or to associate with those who held power over myverysurvival.
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Because of its importance to theverysurvivalof its clients (patients), medical practice is set apart from the ordinary functioning of the market.
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In some cases, theirverysurvivalis threatened.
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It is a matter of ourverysurvival.
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Their firm control is fundamental to a company'sverysurvival.
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Today, the textile industry is fighting for itsverysurvival.
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That objective is theverysurvivalof our civilisation.
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It goes to theverysurvivalof the business itself.
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It may concern theverysurvivalof our country.
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This leads to a situation which may, in fact, threaten theverysurvivalof the sector.
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Those people are fighting for their country, theirverysurvival, their existence, their freedom.
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It is a matter of theverysurvivalof the people there.
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I think that theverysurvivalof the human race may well depend on this.
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A small company'sverysurvivalmay be determined by how quickly large companies pay.
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Those schools are totally dependent on state subsidies for theirverysurvival.
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Exports are also essential for theverysurvivalof our book publishing trade.
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Unless we solve this problem, ourverysurvivalas a nation is threatened.
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Fish do not like it because it threatens theirverysurvival.
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It damages their cash flow and, at worst, can threaten theirverysurvival.
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In very poor families, children's pay is often important for the family'sverysurvival.
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Secondly, internal politics in the region existed in a horrendous strategic context which was beyond the control of the weak states of the region, yet detrimental to theirverysurvival.
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On the other, a level of imports is permitted which, without doubt, prejudices theverysurvivalof the industry.
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