Usage of "life-or-death"

Vitally important.

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Usage of life-or-death in inglês

But that is probably less a life-or-death question than a conscience issue. 
 The Guardian 

Domingo knows that leaving for a better future is a life-or-death gamble. 
 Reuters 

This feeling is natural in life-or-death situations, like when we can't breathe. 
 The Guardian 

But it is a life-or-death job, said California lifeguard supervisor Mike Silvestri. 
 Reuters 

When making life-or-death decisions, it does not do to become too emotional. 
 The Guardian 

Now it's a life-or-death race against the clock to get them offshore. 
 The Guardian 

Such life-or-death battles, between orcas and whales, have captured the popular imagination. 
 BBC 

Being able to answer this question is often a life-or-death issue. 
 Essential snmp, 2nd edition 

However, inside LEMSIP, he had to make life-or-death decisions on a daily basis. 
 Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human 

How cells make this life-or-death decision remains an exciting yet poorly understood phenomenon. 
 Pubmed 

Being a leader means you have to make life-or-death decisions sometimes. 
 Fang: a maximum ride novel 

No, really, a life-or-death decision must be made over tuition fees! 
 Reuters 

And in a life-or-death emergency you want the support that cortisol will give. 
 The South African 

They have the same solemn surety when faced with life-or-death situations. 
 Snow Like Ashes 

This is a life-or-death story. Cruz implored Duke to visit the ravaged island. 
 The Guardian 

Even after a beloved comrade's life-or-death ordeal-or ,maybe ,especiallyafter one-sarcasmtrumps sentimentality. 
 Driving Heat 

Meanings of life-or-death in inglês