Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to preserve one's self.
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Examples
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Most people, good and otherwise, can muster more self-preserving diplomacy.
Regina Weinreich: David Lindsay-Abaire's Independent Spirit: Good People: Regina Weinreich 2011
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Most people, good and otherwise, can muster more self-preserving diplomacy.
Regina Weinreich: David Lindsay-Abaire's Independent Spirit: Good People: Regina Weinreich 2011
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The real side of Whitman, carefully hidden from view by her handlers, was released that night and now she is paying the price for her penchant to blame others, cold heartedness, and self-preserving political cowardice.
Jim Gonzalez: The Lion, the Witch and the Billion-Dollar Wardrobe Jim Gonzalez 2010
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When mixed with the tenets of self-preservation, idealism offers a sense of self-assurance -- the kind that says "this could never happen to me or someone I love" because I know better; bad things don't happen to smart/well-prepared people; I'll never put myself in that position; I'll never lose control, etc., -- but it also offers the self-preserving idealist hope for others.
Jane Devin: Did Jaycee Dugard "Do Survival Right"? Did I? Did You? Jane Devin 2011
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The real side of Whitman, carefully hidden from view by her handlers, was released that night and now she is paying the price for her penchant to blame others, cold heartedness, and self-preserving political cowardice.
Jim Gonzalez: The Lion, the Witch and the Billion-Dollar Wardrobe Jim Gonzalez 2010
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The real side of Whitman, carefully hidden from view by her handlers, was released that night and now she is paying the price for her penchant to blame others, cold heartedness, and self-preserving political cowardice.
Jim Gonzalez: The Lion, the Witch and the Billion-Dollar Wardrobe Jim Gonzalez 2010
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The real side of Whitman, carefully hidden from view by her handlers, was released that night and now she is paying the price for her penchant to blame others, cold heartedness, and self-preserving political cowardice.
Jim Gonzalez: The Lion, the Witch and the Billion-Dollar Wardrobe Jim Gonzalez 2010
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To get a full understanding of how jammed-packed Conficker is with sophisticated self-spreading and self-preserving features see this FAQ and this timeline.
How to diagnose and defeat the dangerous Conficker worm 2009
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The real side of Whitman, carefully hidden from view by her handlers, was released that night and now she is paying the price for her penchant to blame others, cold heartedness, and self-preserving political cowardice.
Jim Gonzalez: The Lion, the Witch and the Billion-Dollar Wardrobe Jim Gonzalez 2010
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Being human, we're also wired to be self-preserving in the face of tragedy: To consider prevention, alternatives, escape routes or whatever else might save our own skins.
Jane Devin: Did Jaycee Dugard "Do Survival Right"? Did I? Did You? Jane Devin 2011
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