Sentences with phrase «chance of surviving without»

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And without a brand identity, there was only a slim chance Edmark would survive the crazy reel of growth sweeping its $ 650 - million industry.

Despite his low chances of surviving the war without death or injury, the average frontline soldier of the Great War was, as we might say today, in it to win it.

We have even created breeds that would have absolutely no chance to survive in the wild (see the «toy breeds» among others) that frankly wouldn't exist without the influence of man.

Gates hammered on points reported here for many years: that without a big, and sustained, boost in spending on basic research and development on energy frontiers, the chances of triggering an energy revolution are nil; that while the private sector and venture capital investors are vital for transforming breakthroughs into marketable products or services, they will not invest in the long - haul inquiry that's required to generate game - changing breakthroughs; that a 1 or 2 percent tax on carbon - emitting fuels could generate a large, steady stream of money for invigorating the innovation pipeline; that a declining emissions cap and credit trading system --- if it could survive America's polarized politics --- would have to raise energy costs far beyond what would be politically tenable to generate a similar scale of transformational activity.

«Without health care, my chances of surviving six months is not good.