These microorganisms may survive exposure to such conditions for weeks, months, years, or even centuries.
However, reefs are not well adapted to survive exposure to long-term stress.
I am not sure my reputation can survive more such exposure.
Organisms must survive wave action, currents, and exposure to the sun.
It was clear to me that the boy would not survive exposure to the bitter cold for any length of time.
No one has ever survived exposure without an immediate antidote treatment.
American crows typically die within one week of acquiring the disease and very few survive exposure.
Reefs are not well adapted to survive exposure to long-term stress.
Turns out that if you empty the lungs, it is possible to survive exposure to space for at least a minute, maybe two.
You could only survive exposure in this kind of cold with the appropriate gear.