survivability
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- unsurvivability noun
Example Sentences
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"It's a nightmare situation when the fuel is in the ceiling. You don't have the advantage of the time it takes for the fire to develop. It's already in the ceiling. You've got an instant hot layer and when flashover happens, survivability in any space is unlikely," he says.
From BBC
“It allows you to operate at a distance but gives you deniability and gives your agents survivability.”
But the grass it relies on is extra-susceptible to disease, having been mowed down to an eighth of an inch, forcibly pushed against its nature to the absolute brink of survivability, and then trampled on by tens of thousands of feet every year.
Commissioner Grant Stevens said authorities were searching a wider area based on updated assessments from survivability, medical and search specialists, rather than any new information.
From BBC
"We look at the different elements of a property to understand how likely it is to survive and pinpoint resilience and survivability of a property," says Faura co-founder Valkyrie Holmes.
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