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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As soon as the political problem was resolved, he released military operations from their state of suspended animation .
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Everyone was in a state of suspended animation .
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In its present state of suspended animation , however, H-4 may look forward to a well-preserved life of undetermined longevity.
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It can remain in this state of suspended animation for at least two years.
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The creature seemed to be in a state of suspended animation .
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The political life of the nation finally came out of its suspended animation .
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The United States' political institutions were in suspended animation .
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When the summer sun shines on them, they become hard and brittle, and enter a state of suspended animation .