Definitions
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. being the seat or source of life; performing a necessary function in the living body.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. performing an essential function in the living body
Examples
“I urge anyone going through a divorce to build a life-sustaining support system.”
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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 Washington Post: The Fact Checker: Strike two for Obamacare
“God did not promise that the atmosphere will forever be healthy and life-sustaining.”
The Huffington Post: Karl Giberson, Ph.D: Why Evangelicals Are Fooled Into Accepting Pseudoscience
“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.”
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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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“An elderly heart patient, fresh out of life-sustaining medicine, is stuck two miles from the pharmacist.”
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EN - compound adjectives
Adjectively used nominal phrases with a "-" inside.
t-test, O-ring, B-grade, so-called, on-site, at-large, in-your-face, in-state, on-time, up-to-the-minute, in-store, on-call and 965 more...
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WF - compound adjectives ending in "-...
long-acting, self-adjusting, self-affirming, non-binding, shot-blocking, party-building, union-busting, load-carrying, hard-charging, dry-cleaning, bench-clearing, mountain-climbing and 80 more...
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