They had a design life of six months, but were actually shut down after five years.
The bridge was opened in 1981 with a design life of 120 years.
It has an expected design life of at least 15 years.
The building has a design life of one hundred years.
It had a design life of 7.5 years, and was retired from service on 18 August 2000.
It had a design life of 7.5 years, and was retired from service on 17 March 2008.
The entire structure has a design life of 25 years.
It supposedly had a design life of 20 years, but has already been up for more than 50.
The structure has a design working life of 20 years.
All goods should have a design life of decades not minutes.