We could, however, survive at least a few hours of serious bombardment.

If the person survives past 48 hours, recovery is good.

The baby was born on 19 January, and survived only 11 hours.

But if he survived twenty-four hours under these conditions then I guess anything's possible.

The heart only survives six hours outside the body, so you do the transplant first and ask questions later.

The infant will usually not survive more than a few hours.

No treatment is available for anencephaly because the infants usually do not survive more than a few hours.

Today, he said, two people died on the way to the hospital after surviving nine hours beneath the rubble of the hotel.

Experts say Smith could not have survived more than two and a half hours in waters that cold.

If the patient survives past 24 hours, recovery is probable.