maintain life
idiom
: to make it possible for life to exist or continue
They barely had enough food to maintain life.
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Their findings point to a common metronome: the mitochondria, which may be the timekeeper of the cell, setting the rhythm for a variety of developmental and biochemical processes that create and maintain life.
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Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
In many instances, a prenuptial agreement requires each spouse to maintain life insurance on the other to ensure a level of liquidity, either from a policy’s death benefit or from its cash value.
—Jim Farmer, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
In many instances, a prenuptial agreement requires each spouse to maintain life insurance on the other to ensure a level of liquidity, either from a policy’s death benefit or from its cash value.
—Jim Farmer, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
The medicine must be essential to maintain life or to continue therapy for a chronic condition.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2021
The two fused to form a mutually beneficial relationship that has lasted more than a billion years, with the latter providing a safe, comfortable home and the former becoming a powerhouse, fueling the processes necessary to maintain life.
—Diana Kwon, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2021
Metabolism is a biological term that refers to all the chemical reactions needed to maintain life in an organism.
—Terezie Tolar-Peterson, The Conversation, 28 Dec. 2020
The seeds of new structures are being planted today -- ones that will help to maintain life and society.
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 17 Dec. 2020
Quanta Magazine, 18 Sep. 2023
In many instances, a prenuptial agreement requires each spouse to maintain life insurance on the other to ensure a level of liquidity, either from a policy’s death benefit or from its cash value.
—Jim Farmer, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
In many instances, a prenuptial agreement requires each spouse to maintain life insurance on the other to ensure a level of liquidity, either from a policy’s death benefit or from its cash value.
—Jim Farmer, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
The medicine must be essential to maintain life or to continue therapy for a chronic condition.
—Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2021
The two fused to form a mutually beneficial relationship that has lasted more than a billion years, with the latter providing a safe, comfortable home and the former becoming a powerhouse, fueling the processes necessary to maintain life.
—Diana Kwon, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2021
Metabolism is a biological term that refers to all the chemical reactions needed to maintain life in an organism.
—Terezie Tolar-Peterson, The Conversation, 28 Dec. 2020
The seeds of new structures are being planted today -- ones that will help to maintain life and society.
—Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 17 Dec. 2020
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