(ecology) A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals for future generations.
“Accuracy, verisimilitude, sustention, count for nothing in comparison with imaginative adroitness and variety.”
“And those qualities that good mystery or thriller writing calls for are not to be despised, since they include economy, skillful sustention of suspense, and very artful plotting.”
“It is common on material issues for companies to solicit input from multiple firms on their prior audit experiences and sustention rates.”
“Expand the below-the-zone promotion rate for sustainers to accommodate larger numbers of highly creative thinkers and doers.”
“Mr. scrivener and Captain Smith were now in fact the sustainers of the colony.”
“In order to put the time and energy necessary into our continuing publication, we need the help of readers, content contributors, and financial sustainers.”