Life Sustaining

Word LIFE SUSTAINING
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Hyphenation life-sustaining
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The word "life-sustaining" in example sentences

An elderly heart patient, fresh out of life-sustaining medicine, is stuck two miles from the pharmacist. ❋ Norm Stamper (2011)

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 (2010)

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 (2011)

Nationwide, about 20% of ICU patients have very little hope of recovery, yet are undergoing costly life-sustaining interventions, according to a study in Critical Care Medicine last year. ❋ Melinda Beck (2011)

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 (2010)

An intact ozone layer is the life-sustaining shield protecting Earth from cancer-causing ultraviolet radiation. ❋ Dr. Reese Halter (2011)

I urge anyone going through a divorce to build a life-sustaining support system. ❋ Henry Gornbein (2011)

Regarding the ancient human customs of exploiting the land in order to extract useful subterranean mineral resources and such vital life-sustaining substances as potable water and clearing of forest lands for agricultural and ranch lands and constructions of trade-sustaining safe-harbor ports; whether these endeavors have been good for the earth or its inhabitants in general over time is a question of perspective. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

God did not promise that the atmosphere will forever be healthy and life-sustaining. ❋ Ph.D Karl Giberson (2011)

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." ❋ Glenn Kessler (2011)

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