She clasped her forearm in her hand, squeezing with all her might in order to keep herself in check—to keep herself from lashing out in the name of self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. [Pure Sin] Reference
The instinct of self-preservation at once provoked. From Wordnik.com. [Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War] Reference
He likewise has a keen sense of self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920] Reference
There's more than self-preservation at stake for Blair. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
It rose out of the oldest instinct in the world -- self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Business Etiquette] Reference
Of this cunning, with a view to self-preservation, I can give instances. From Wordnik.com. [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference
In part, Tehran's conciliatory attitude is dictated by self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. ['Helpfully Neutral'] Reference
Lifelong glutton though I am, self-preservation is the strongest instinct. From Wordnik.com. [From Hillbilly Highway to Gourmet Row] Reference
Every instinct of self-preservation tells me that the time has come when all in. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922] Reference
"Know thyself", and remember, that "self-preservation is the first law of nature.". From Wordnik.com. [The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy] Reference
Out of sheer self-preservation, Arafat has powerful incentives to wreck such a deal. From Wordnik.com. [The Will To Say Yes] Reference
As the Challon-Homer, however, I needed a better reason than simple self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. [The Short Life] Reference
Regardless of where the blame lay, we were now reduced to a state of self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
According to Ryan, that's because other lawmakers are too interested in self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. [Is It Time to Listen to Rep. Paul Ryan's Economic Prescription?] Reference
And self-preservation is the first instinct of society as well as of the individual being. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Children should be made to take it every day as a matter of self-preservation and of duty. From Wordnik.com. [The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies] Reference
The fear of a fine might get your attention, but self-preservation should be motivation enough. From Wordnik.com. [Multipoint seat-belt safety campaign] Reference
But Clinton had a more powerful instinct her critics couldn't yet see, that of self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. [How She Would Govern] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) Prof. GINSBURG: Out of self-preservation, I decided I had better learn to cook. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Ginsburg's Legacy: Love Of Justice (Ginsburg)] Reference
But the Christians, anxious only to make their escape, declined all combat except for self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8] Reference
As I mentioned in the top of the piece, the universal instinct to self-preservation will be hard to overcome. From Wordnik.com. [Outlook: Breaking up Washington] Reference
So in such cases the law of self-preservation gives way to the higher law of self-sacrifice for Christ's sake. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Land of Canaan] Reference
No doubt Rice is in it for self-preservation and her own popularity -- and to leave her undeniable legacy behind. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: The Power Of Rice] Reference
Anyone who has a job and a boss puts in Oscar-winning performances every day, just out of pure self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. [Office Politics] Reference
Not joy in a neighbor's misfortune so much as the primacy of self-preservation, and relief that it's not your turn. From Wordnik.com. [Reverberations] Reference
Ms. PALIN: First, remember that they are cowards, usually in some self-preservation mode striving for personal power. From Wordnik.com. [Palin To Iowa Republicans: It's Time To Unite] Reference
In a dangerous, chaotic, and threatening world where self-preservation is the highest goal, these teachings defy logic. From Wordnik.com. [Skye Jethani: An Evangelical Response to the 'Ground Zero Mosque'] Reference
As the white face turned toward him, a quick instinct of self-preservation seized him, and he sprang up to lower the sail. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Calculated attempts at self-preservation are rarely a good look and the whole unedifying charade is tarnishing reputations. From Wordnik.com. [Trial by technology sows seeds of doubt and distrust] Reference
When thus divided, for the sake of self-preservation and mutual defence, they would naturally unite and form separate states. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1] Reference
The reason of this is obvious, as every day passed in safety is a day gained, both in strength and in power of self-preservation. From Wordnik.com. [Amateur Fish Culture] Reference
Rather than tearing down the walls that shield the powerful, the medium is instead being used as a cudgel of self-preservation by Palin. From Wordnik.com. [Karl Frisch: Twitter and the Cowardice of Sarah Palin] Reference
As the original Robespierre said, "The law of self-preservation, with every being whether physical or moral, is the first law of nature.". From Wordnik.com. [Richard (RJ) Eskow: The Robespierre of the Hedge-Fund Revolution] Reference
As time goes on, and the sky becomes more crowded, the self-preservation instincts of pilots and the companies they work for may not be enough. From Wordnik.com. ['I Put My Trust In God'] Reference
As part of their cause of self-preservation, the Grrrls are anti-drug, breaking out in homilies so plain and nerdy they'd seem stilted at a school assembly. From Wordnik.com. [REVOLUTION, GIRL STYLE] Reference
Alvin EnnsRaleigh, N. C.It is obvious what type of leader Hillary Clinton would be: a prisoner to polls and self-preservation regardless of what is best for our nation. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call: How Hillary Clinton Would Govern] Reference
Whether Gen. Ibrahim Babangida is a shameless liar bent on self-preservation, as many Nigerians claim, or a hard-nosed reformer, as he portrays himself, he has botched the job. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy: Nigeria's Bad Example] Reference
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