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Meanings of subsist on in English

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Usage of subsist on in English
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Instead, they subsist on a government allowance of £35 each per week.
The Guardian
2
The gods and the Pitris subsist on the offerings made in sacrifices.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
3
They all inhabit the same climate, and subsist on the same aliments.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
4
Most families subsist on bread made of barley, olives and boiled plants.
The Guardian
5
They will subsist on pizza, burgers and the Finnish version of Doritos.
Wired
6
Most digs you go on, you subsist on ramen noodles and Pop-Tarts.
Wild Storm
7
Love will subsist on wonderfully little hope, but not altogether without it.'
Waverley; Or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since — Volume 2
8
They subsist on the carcasses of insects that blow up the volcanoes.
BBC
9
Brains are never the worse for activity; they subsist on it.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 6
10
Potential competitors have to subsist on scraps of niche business or go bust.
The Guardian
11
Like other high-level predators, salmon subsist on large amounts of protein.
Wired
12
Now there were several million people who must subsist on the raw lands.
Land of the Burnt Thigh
13
We had had little else than our flour to subsist on.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume...
14
He cannot afford to pay them, and permits them to subsist on plunder.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II
15
How can a widow and three children subsist on twenty cents a day?
Lizzy Glenn; Or, The Trials of a Seamstress
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They could subsist on even coarser food than horses, including bark, leaves, and roots.
The Plains of Passage
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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