Life boats, the, of the National Association, their great use in saving life, 183.
Only in the early stages and when the infection is limited are local measures successful in arresting the spread; in more severe cases amputation is the only means of saving life.
In moist gangrene, on the contrary, organisms having already obtained a footing, immediate removal of the dead and dying tissues, as a rule, offers the only hope of saving life.
Every surgeon can recall cases in which a timely amputation has been the means of saving life.
On different occasions I have had the pleasure of issuing Silver Medals to Scouts for gallantry in saving life or assisting the police.
He had the story of their heroism read over, and he then congratulated them on their bravery, and himself hung the medal for saving life at sea on the breast of each and shook hands with him.
The steamer, the Aid, was soon ready, with her brave crew full of courage and hardihood, and full of zeal as ever to second every effort made by the life-boat men in saving life.
In all such cases the lifeboat puts off with the intention in the first instance of saving life.
More than one rope must be fixed between ship and shore, if the work of saving life is to be done efficiently.
Sir William Hillary was not a talker or subscriber merely, but had been personally active in saving life.
Old Coleman was one of those who had taken his full share of the dangerous work of saving life.
How many bleeding hearts there were that would have given drops of their life-blood to have provided the means of saving lifeon the coast of Anglesea on that terrible night!
Swimming has come to be looked upon as a necessity, simply because it may be the means of saving life, and in this water polo is the most practical of teachers.
He would say, if there was a chance of saving life it ought to be tried, Marco.
Henceforth I will, as you propose, devote myself to saving life, and part of the money that I had intended for the Greeks shall go to make up to the crew for any loss they may sustain by missing the chance of taking prizes.
We have done good work as British sailors in saving life up to this point, and now we have got to show them what British sailors can do when they are fighting for their own lives.
Thus it will be seen that the boats carried by this class of vessels are also quite inadequate as an effectual means of saving life should a disaster happen to a ship with her full complement of passengers on board.
Did the boats, whether those under davits or otherwise, prove to be efficient and serviceable for the purpose of saving life?
It does not appear that the existing authorities in Russia would refuse the intervention of such a commission of wholly nonpolitical order, devoted solely to the humanitarian purpose of saving life.
Engraved round the edge are the following words: 'Presented to John Ellerthorpe in Acknowledgment of his repeated Acts of Gallantry in Saving Life.
On the obverse side is a large profile of Her Majesty, the border bearing the following inscription:-- 'Awarded by the Board of Trade for Gallantry in Saving Life.
This was the presentation of a new lifeboat to the town, and the rewarding of several men who had recently been instrumental in saving life in circumstances of peculiar danger.
We say a free gift, because the lifeboats are supported for the purpose of saving life, not property.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "saving life" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
