Sentences with phrase «only chance at survival»

Is this our only chance at survival as a species?

The significance of his injuries combined with his weakened state would make for a difficult undertaking, but it would be Rudy's only chance at survival.

Finally, there is a Lamar (Anthony Kelley), the star basketball player whose seeming lack of interest in literature leads to a friendship that may offer Bennett his only chance at survival.

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Only by focusing on the security and business - friendly features that built the company has CEO John Chen given it a chance at survival.

Of course I've only seen c sections done with the best consent possible at the time, and the intent was to give mom, baby, or both the best chance at survival intact.

Studies have shown that ovarian cancer patients have a better chance of survival if they are referred to a specialized gynaecological cancer unit, but this only happens for a minority of women in Europe and the US at present.

After being told by the scary men in white coats that her only real chance of long - term survival would be to have her arm amputated at the shoulder she decided to take matters into her own hands.

This not only gives these animals a greater chance at survival but alleviates the over-whelming demands on the shelter.

But there's more focused reporting under way on a question I explored on Tuesday: why schools were death traps instead of havens — or at least built to allow a chance of survival, something earthquake experts and engineers say requires only a few percent of additional investment.

McElhiney is continuing to add more features to his off - grid expedition van which would allow him to not only travel to remote places, but to also potentially have a better chance at survival if anything happens — such as earthquakes, floods or the odd zombie apocalypse.

With menarche at 17 in Sweden only a century ago, and with the first baby having a lower chance of survival, I'd guess that the average surviving children were mostly born when the mother was between 20 and 30.

Raynor weighs in on this, «Realizing this, even if only intuitively, most shy away from the bold commitments that success seems to demand, choosing instead timid, unremarkable strategies, sacrificing any chance at greatness for a better chance at mere survival.»