In the early days of human history, people survived by hunting wild animals, or gathering wild grains and plants for food.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Louie Zamperini and pilot Russell Allen Phillips survived forty-seven days at sea before their raft washed up on an island.

VOA: special.2011.05.04

Seven Mile Bridge survived many storms, including one huge ocean storm that damaged the Keys in nineteen-thirty-five.

VOA: special.2010.03.22

Most importantly, he made sure Ramirez's art survived and was not thrown away by hospital workers.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

There were some problems. But the animal survived the launch and the landing in the ocean.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

Those who survived the first difficult years held harvest festivals and religious celebrations of thanksgiving.

VOA: special.2009.11.23

For example, a Denver newspaper reporter named Gene Fowler wrote that she survived a tornado as a baby, refused to attend school and chewed tobacco.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

They said close to ninety percent of the trees planted with the device survived.

VOA: special.2010.07.13

"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all.

VOA: special.2009.12.27

More than one thousand five hundred people died, while just over seven hundred survived.

VOA: special.2010.03.08

The school was destroyed in the earthquake but all one hundred fifty students survived.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

With him was his friend, a dentist,John Holliday, who also survived several shooting incidents.

VOA: special.2010.03.10

Several problems developed. But Ham survived the launch and the landing in the ocean.

VOA: special.2009.06.10

She eased the pain of the dying. And she fed those who survived.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

Jal believes he survived violence to spread a message of peace and forgiveness.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

The child survived. Then she was sent to work in the Brodas's house.

VOA: special.2011.02.13

She says that people should praise refugees for what they have survived.

VOA: special.2009.05.08