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existence

The existence of a thing is the quality of being real, of being in the world, of just being. Do you believe in the existence of God? The existence of a mark on my shirt is the reason I didn't go to the party.

existence

(= being) the state or fact of existing a point of view gradually coming into being laws in existence for centuries (= universe) everything that exists anywhere they study the evolution of the universe the biggest tree in existence

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Simple sentences

This law came into existence in 1918.
I almost forgot about Tom's existence.
The main point of Dennett's book, in short, is to deny the existence of inner mental states.
It is the oldest wooden building in existence.
I'm sick of this hand-to-mouth existence.
Death ends man's finite existence.
Our existence is a miracle in itself.
I do not believe in the existence of God.
The sudden increase of ultraviolet rays made the researchers believe in the existence of ozone holes.
The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.
Do you believe in the existence of God?
He believes in the existence of ghosts.
Note that this theorem does not assume the existence of such an object.
Can you prove the existence of garbagemen?
Sometimes I wonder if this world is just in someone's head, and he dreams us all into existence. Perhaps it's even me.
Heat and light are necessary for our existence.
This is the largest building in existence.
We believe in the existence of God.
The earth came into existence about five thousand million years ago.
I thank you for your existence.
Do you believe in the existence of ghosts?
Three out of four Americans believe in the existence of paranormal phenomena.

Movie subtitles

Prior to that discovery, we thought that all life on the Earth owed its existence to the sun.
We are exploring and every discovery we make will help us understand our very existence.
The body of the universe. a unique existence, the power of yin and yang!
For all of human existence itself as well. won't it?
Heloise is this whip-smart student who wants the answer to human existence.
That was the meaning of human existence.
Well, is a physical existence worthwhile without an ability to experience emotion?
You're fond of your meat, and our views on God and His existence are divergent to say the least, but we both follow vocations.
What a sad little existence.
And he would be left with an emptiness, to return to his bleak, lonely existence.
Medical science nowadays does not accept the existence of such a creature.
I'd forgotten their existence.
My existence is hanging by a thread.
The beast of the jungle killing just for his existence is called savage.
Wasn't expecting that. Who knew they could erase the Director's existence?
I find myself strangely intrigued by their existence.
Now, you told us that those people murdered your father, but it's unlikely that they'd just kill him because he discovered their existence.
Listen to me. It was the existence of the Blessed that started all of this.
So tell me, why would you be willing to risk your own existence for those miserable humans?
I asked her what right she had to take him away from me, to shatter our existence.
In its possibility, yes, but not in its existence.
You must realize that my whole existence would be jeopardized. if it became known that I'm not what I seem.
Carry on a futile existence.
Yet in the normal course of existence you can expect 20 or 30 years of gradually diminishing activity.
A world of people struggling for existence.
What miserable existence!
These Reich laws can assure you, National Comrades. that your life and existence is safe in this National Socialist State of Order, Freedom and Law.
I acknowledge the existence of a natural impulse common to all.
You analyze everything out of existence.
You'd analyze me out of existence, but I won't let you.
The poor man had such a complicated existence.
It's a coldly accurate reproduction ofwhat science thinks went on during the first few billion years of this planet's existence.

News and current affairs

Yet in all probability he would have been even more deeply disappointed in the inability of the Palestinians to come to terms with the existence of the Jewish state.
Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia came into existence because their constituent parts were not seen as viable independent states.
The existence of large financial-market actors that do not care about maximizing their profits magnifies the riskiness of the bets.
Second, inadequate macroeconomic policy coordination has resulted in divergences in the international competitiveness of euro-zone members, threatening the very existence of the euro.
After all, blaming the US is predominantly a way of shifting light from Europe's failed leadership to another country's struggles for a safer world (including the continued existence of Israel) and a stronger world economy.
If Arafat had taken this road - accepting Israel's existence, ending terrorism, and confronting Palestinian extremists - the conflict would have ended long ago.
American and European governments seem willing to use the carrot of economic aid to encourage this development, in the way that the US pays off Egypt and Jordan to acquiesce in the existence of Israel.
Having secured an independent Irish state, Catholics in the Republic of Ireland came to accept the existence of a settler enclave in Northern Ireland.
In economics (as in most other fields of human existence), it is better to beware of symbols.
But, rather than picking facts and stories to fit some grand narrative of decline or progress, we should try to compare across all areas of human existence to see if the world really is doing better or worse.
Consequently, policy interventions that address market failures - as well as widespread information imperfections and the non-existence of many needed markets - can make everyone better off.
Yes, the existence of religious fanatics eager to kill large numbers of innocent American civilians warrants strong measures in response.
With the ability of Hezbollah to withstand the Israeli onslaught and the rise of Iran as a prospective nuclear power, Israel's existence is more endangered than at any time since its birth.
So, to measure happiness defined in that way, one would have to sample moments of people's existence randomly, and try to find out whether they are experiencing positive or negative mental states.
This is because its advocates believe that no long-term co-existence with non-democracies is possible.
But, as of now, the New Development Bank is little more than a statement of political solidarity, and whether it comes into existence remains to be seen.
Though not one to deny the existence of such base motives, I would insist that the crisis has its roots in key policy decisions stretching back over decades.
What is important is that we recognize the existence of gigantic parts of the earth's climate system - such as West Antarctica's three-quadrillion-ton ice sheet - that can be tipped when a fractional temperature rise occurs in key locations.
And now it is engaged in a fateful struggle to secure the very existence and viability of the European Union.
The confusion has been made complete by the existence of relatively strong nationalist and populist parties that use the numerous Polish farmers as their electoral base.

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