Collocations for survival - noun

long-term, short-term | continued | day-to-day | sheer
fighting for the sheer survival of the museum

improved
The study showed improved survival of patients using the drug.

chance, miraculous
the chance survival of the king''s letters to his mistress

business, economic, human, national, physical, political

fight for | ensure
The campaign will hopefully ensure the survival of the tiger.

improve, prolong
Chemotherapy can prolong survival in cancer patients.

threaten
The arrival of this South American predator threatened the survival of native species.

be crucial for/to, be essential to, be necessary for, be vital for/to
Adaptability is essential to survival in a changing environment.

chances, rate | skills, strategy | kit
The expedition members carried flares in their survival kit.

instinct

~ against
the struggle for survival against such well-armed enemies

~ as
his survival as leader

a battle/fight/struggle for survival, be a matter/question of survival
For the poorest people, life was merely a matter of survival.

a chance of survival
Doctors gave him only a 50% chance of survival.

the instinct for survival
He lacked the common instinct for survival.

a threat to the survival of sth
The main threat to the survival of these creatures comes from their loss of habitat.