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Meanings of subsist on in inglés

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Usage of subsist on in inglés
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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
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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
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We had had little else than our flour to subsist on.
Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume...
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He cannot afford to pay them, and permits them to subsist on plunder.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II
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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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