If Hal's wife and children were still alive, against all odds, they had a chance.

It might even be good enough to keep him alive against a hundred Wolves.

I'd been keeping his body alive for hours, against his wishes, trying to pretend to myself that he might get well.

It sank rapidly to the state of a root struggling to remain alive against hostile forces.

Fighting to stay alive against the inconceivable, Brian and his friends soon realize that some things are better left hidden.

There Were faces all about, strangely alive against the haze, filled with understanding of her need.

The room was alive with their grunting and the clicking of these talons against the floor.

But a couple of religious nuts were keeping him alive against his will.

The Shadow was still alive to battle against the most deadly master of crime he had ever faced.

At the same time, the health-care system has gained the technology to keep such children alive against almost all odds.