be extant
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Does Avatar strike you as the sort of series that could still be extant in 20 or 30 years time?
From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2010
The earliest texts of the poem known to be extant are found in MSS.
From Erthe Upon Erthe by Various
The tragic close of this prince's reign will never be forgotten while —— ——"The hallowed crown Shall round the mortal temples of a king," or Shakspeare's celebrated "Richard II." be extant.
From Coronation Anecdotes by Gossip, Giles
For this purpose he has selected some specimens of original prose composition, extracted from unpublished manuscripts, and from the oldest Gaelic books that are known to be extant.
From Elements of Gaelic Grammar by Stewart, Alexander
Two general visitations of religious houses had been made in 1535 and 1537, but neither of the reports on this establishment seems to be extant.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)
