Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective being the seat or source of life; performing a necessary function in the living body.
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- adjective performing an essential function in the living body
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Examples
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Human consciousness acknowledges that while a certain tree, forest, or mountain itself may not be holy, the life-sustaining services it provides -- the oxygen we breathe, the water we drink -- are what make existence possible.
Wangari Maathai: Spiritual Environmentalism: Healing Ourselves by Replenishing the Earth Wangari Maathai 2010
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Human consciousness acknowledges that while a certain tree, forest, or mountain itself may not be holy, the life-sustaining services it provides -- the oxygen we breathe, the water we drink -- are what make existence possible.
Wangari Maathai: Spiritual Environmentalism: Healing Ourselves by Replenishing the Earth Wangari Maathai 2010
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On Christmas Day, the New York Timesreported that President Obama would issue a Medicare regulation January 1st, which provides that "the government will pay doctors who advise patients on options for end-of-life care, which may include advance directives to forgo aggressive life-sustaining treatment."
Linda Milazzo: CNN Reignites the Death Panel Myth & Sparks My Network Moment Linda Milazzo 2011
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That consciousness acknowledges that while a certain tree, forest, or mountain itself may not be holy, the life-sustaining services it provides -- the oxygen we breathe, the water we drink -- are what make existence possible, and so deserve our respect and veneration.
Wangari Maathai: Spiritual Environmentalism: Healing Ourselves by Replenishing the Earth Wangari Maathai 2010
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Last spring, NASA scored a big success when its Phoenix probe landed on Mars, dug a little trench, and uncovered ice, with all its life-sustaining implications.
Across the Universe 2009
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God did not promise that the atmosphere will forever be healthy and life-sustaining.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: Why Evangelicals Are Fooled Into Accepting Pseudoscience Ph.D Karl Giberson 2011
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I urge anyone going through a divorce to build a life-sustaining support system.
Henry Gornbein: Are You Caught In A Never Ending Divorce? Henry Gornbein 2011
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I urge anyone going through a divorce to build a life-sustaining support system.
Henry Gornbein: Are You Caught In A Never Ending Divorce? Henry Gornbein 2011
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In late December, The New York Times reported that under new Medicare regulations for annual physical examination, "the government will pay doctors who advise patients on options for end-of-life care, which may include advance directives to forgo aggressive life-sustaining treatment."
The Fact Checker: Strike two for Obamacare Glenn Kessler 2011
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That consciousness acknowledges that while a certain tree, forest, or mountain itself may not be holy, the life-sustaining services it provides -- the oxygen we breathe, the water we drink -- are what make existence possible, and so deserve our respect and veneration.
Wangari Maathai: Spiritual Environmentalism: Healing Ourselves by Replenishing the Earth Wangari Maathai 2010
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