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Meanings of life-and-death in English

Vitally important.

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Usage of life-and-death in English
1
We no longer lean heavily on flavor for life-and-death guidance, it's true.
Wired
2
Fatherhood that had life-and-death authority over the children: a great natural power.
England, My England
3
He's in splendid condition; and this is a life-and-death matter for you.
The Great Amulet
4
Wouldn't you think the line between life-and-death predicaments would be more foolproof?
Larry's kidney: being the true story of how I found myself in ch...
5
There shall no longer be a life-and-death struggle for food and shelter.
War of the Classes
6
In life-and-death situations, mortal fear can cause men to freeze-totallyimmobilize them.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
7
He simply switched modes, leaving behind the life-and-death love drama for practical detail.
Stash
8
Making life-and-death decisions about people's future I'm not so fine with.'
Jupiter War
9
Having a voice is a life-and-death matter now more than ever, said Block.
The Guardian
10
It was strange, after being responsible for life-and-death decisions in a hospital ward.
A duty to the dead
11
The only reality was Urione, the chilkit, and the life-and-death struggle being waged.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
12
Shattered hope; a life-and-death struggle ahead:-thewords held no meaning for him now.
The Great Amulet
13
He shouted, but neither of the two locked in a life-and-death struggle heard.
Public secrets
14
You're nice people and you play everything by the rules, even life-and-death games.
The Robot Who Looked Like Me
15
What's going on now is the first life-and-death thing I've ever dealt with.
Nocturnal
16
In the abstract, a life-and-death struggle meant little enough to them.
The Man in the Twilight