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August 09, 2007

Sustain, Sustainable, Sustainably, Sustainability, Unsustainable, Sustenance

sustain (verb) - continue, uninterrupted, maintain, ensure continued existence by helping

sustainable (adjective) - can be continued for a long time (so future generations can enjoy the benefits too)

sustainably (adverb) - do in a way that can be continued for a long time

sustainability (noun) - the feature of being able to be continued for a long time

unsustainable (adjective) - cannot be continued for a long time

sustenance (noun) - food for continued life

could no longer sustain
unable to sustain
difficult to sustain
difficult to sustain for a prolonged period

a sustainable advantage
a sustainable competitive advantage
a long-term sustainable advantage
sustainable profitability
sustain the economy's momentum
sustain the company's momentum
sustain the programme
sustain business interests
sustain international confidence
sustainable strategies

truly sustainable
a sustainable direction
far more sustainable than

sustainable growth
sustainable development
sustainable communities
community-led sustainable development
a sustainable culture
a sustainable forest
a sustainable empire
self-sustainable
a sustainable society
a sustainable future
use in a sustainable way

a sustainable relationship
sustain a relationship
will sustain us and if we sustain them
a sustainable life
a sustainable lifestyle
sustain a standard of living

put on a sustainable basis
sustain your lifelong dream of
sustainable earnings
sustainable levels
restore to sustainable levels
sustain an effort by x to y
sustain what we have initiated
sustain regulations
sustain the pace of


Example sentences:

* The long history of the company has helped sustain their prestige.

* Sustainable strategy requires tradeoffs.

* Let's restore spending to a sustainable level.

* Are these earnings sustainable?

* Our forests will sustain us, if we sustain them.

* They have enough to sustain them for six weeks in the jungle.

* They have managed to sustain a fragile consensus until now.

* Is there really anything such as a long-term sustainable advantage in the highly competitive market we face.

* How are you able to sustain family and personal relationships when you work 80 hours a week?

* "The globe can only sustain 2 billion people at western standards of living," they say.

* I don't think you can sustain your lifelong dream of becoming president of the United States.

* There is not enough oxygen in this room to sustain life.

* "I wish you would enter the workforce and sustain yourself," the parent said to their child.

* Let's make it sustainable!

* "Our next task is to sustain what we have initiated."

* "Exports remain essential to achieving sustainable growth," advised the economist.

* If you need someone to sustain you through all of life's challenges, just give me a call.

* "Should I try to sustain a long-distance relationship with this woman?"

* Let's all embrace a clean and sustainable energy future.

* I fear we cannot sustain our prosperity.

* He will learn more ways to sustain his business interests as he grows up and matures.

* Can they sustain the pace of their corporate acquisitions?

* We only want to sustain the successful programmes.

* Do they really have enough cash to sustain a worldwide empire?

* New competitive pressures may make our gains over the last few quarters difficult to sustain.

* People may have to pay more for sustainable products.

* The board was unable to translate those gains into sustainable profitability.

* The soil was in such bad shape that it could no longer sustain the farming of any crop.

* Negotiations will focus on ensuring that debtor countries achieve sustainable growth and balance of payments viability.

* They were allowed to use the forest in a sustainable way.

* Business must take a leaderhsip role in world sustainable development.

* The country does not have enough foreign exchange reserves to sustain its position in the face of massive speculation.

* He could not even sustain a conversation for 10 minutes. Please do not hire him.

* "I admit the bad poetry I write sustains my pathological sense of superiority over others."

* This level of spending may be difficult to sustain for a prolonged period.

* Their company cannot sustain this level of loss for very long.

* The national holiday the day after the elections would sustain an effort by the government to get as many people as possible to vote.

* First of all, a sustainable economy cannot depend on fossil fuels.

* A sustainable economy cannot continue to throw away resources the way we do.

* "Respect for these principles of sustainable living will lead to a long and happy life," she asserted rather tautologically.

* "These adjustments, though painful, are crucial for recovery and return to a sustainable lifestyle," advised the psychologist.

* We have a critical need for employees with the expertise to sustain our momentum.

* These conservation rules stress the sustainable use of biological diversity.

* NGOs stress the importance of community-led sustainable development.

* The burden of debt is likely to remain above sustainable levels.

* Steps are being taken to put the country's debt burdens on a sustainable basis.

* Environment protection is at the core of sustainable economic and social development.

* Sustainable development requires the control of corruption.

* "He has an uncanny ability to sustain an unbending sense of self-worth."


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