Use "persistent" in a sentence

1. It wasn't quite as bad on this world as it had been at Sol, but they could still be persistent and aggressive and there were so many more of them

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2. Over a long period of a few years some share show a consistent growth, some show ups and downs around a mean value, some show a persistent fall in value and quite a few just vanish out of market or are quoted at a value which is not worth the cost of paper on which the share certificate is printed

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3. ’ My persistent daughter commented as she steers the empty buggy round a corner

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4. After what seemed like half an hour of slow, persistent tuning, “It is the weather

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5. It wouldn't budge at first but after a little persistent shouldering it gave way, opening onto the garden and the sunshine once again

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6.  Persistent cookies: A persistent cookie resides on the hard drive of the user and is retrieved

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7. ‘Did she tell you that Peter virtually sat on her doorstep for a year trying to persuade her to marry him? He is a persistent so-and-so, that brother of mine

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8. Those mail routers are persistent if nothing else

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9. relating to a number of accusations of very persistent stalking

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10. Recovery from coma or a persistent vegetative state is always a possibility

11. Persistent Vegetative State

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12. Since the doctor abandoned the old family business, Alex and his brother have been doggedly persistent in their pursuit

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13. If there was only one word that described our blond friend, it had to be persistent

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14. Are you seriously trying to spoil the ending for yourself? For shame… In any case, here is where I shall answer the most persistent question asked about the book:

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15. Again I've been largely unsuccessful but I'm a persistent cuss so I'm going to keep trying it

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16. could be heard but for a quiet, persistent ‘cuck-oo, cuck-

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17. Being patient, persistent and consistent is the key to reaping the long-term

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18. Our planet in fact is not stationary and exclusively blessed by the Divine in contrast with all other galactic spheres—much to our unjustified belittlement of them and exaltation of ourselves! In reality, the Earth spins around like one of those toy tops and travels around like one of those toy train sets, methodically and faithfully circling that hot, glowing ball in the sky that comes and goes on a daily basis, flaring up like my allergies and hemorrhoids that are just as regular and persistent as that shining, brilliant star we call the sun

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19. Although it clashed with every fibre in his being and went against everything they’d been taught, he had to give the man credit for being persistent

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20. Behind that sometimes devious gaze, there was a persistent depth

21. She only hoped that the flickering star above her head, her persistent spell of candlelight, would be enough

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22. And while he did not speak to the Breton much, he had been impressed with and inspired by his persistent contentment, even despite his present circumstances

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23. Maileena stood shocked by the man's persistent efforts to get to her

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24. Penelope turned to watch him leave, but returned her vengeful glare to Mercer as the other Breton merely threw his head back in very persistent snickering laughter

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25. What we experience does not explain the chaos of the universe or the persistent cruelty of humanity

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26. A persistent voice of doubt was telling Torbin he had lost her, the one person who understood – who’d got closer to understanding – than any of the others

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27. All she could hear was the thudding of her heart and the persistent nagging thought that had been with her ever since she heard the news of his

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28. But, he was persistent, coaching me along

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29. It had been persistent, stalking its prey patiently, knowing its time would come, not now but soon

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30. With no power to resist the invisible forces acting on her, Broshee could only give herself to the persistent entity

31. The persistent flickers of electricity even then trying to sustain their contact, crackled about her head

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32. She left only reluctantly, steered away by George’s persistent pressure on her arm

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33. the neurosurgeon told us Sharon was in a persistent vegetative state

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34. Nonetheless, due to the Junta Vecinal’s opportune and determined pledge, under the leadership of Mayor María Concepción Crespo Marqués and her lieutenant Félix Barrio Fernández, and due, additionally, to the persistent and unselfish dedication of many of the local residents who contributed talent, time and treasure, the memorable Little Church was rebuilt

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35. Though overall what happened to Natives clearly was genocide, it was not persistent unceasing atrocities

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36. We proceeded to the Marist campus and residence and, in spite of the persistent drizzle, we were able to appreciate the luxuriant fields where we, students, used to do essential manual labor, such as pick fruit from trees

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37. What happened next is the subject of a persistent story

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38. (The POW-MIA claim is itself a persistent but untrue rumor

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39. evading a persistent fairy Prince, who popped up when least wanted

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40. dealing with Tony's persistent advances

41. Persistent I thought

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42. Colling felt his face turning red at the major’s use of the word “boy,” and his persistent mispronunciation of his name, but gritted his teeth and replied, “Yessir

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43. He wondered how she would manage when they became painfully persistent

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44. She had awakened from out of the sleep of exhaustion, she felt weak, as if from a sickness, but the pain was too persistent

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45. “Well, the grazing commons and ocean reefs aren’t ‘expandable’ while governmental budgets are! As long as it is in the politicians’ interest, they can continue to pass as many funding bills as they wish, resulting in the persistent deficits that led to the Balanced Budget Amendment proposals

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46. “The point I’m trying to make is you’re a persistent bastard and you wouldn’t give up,” Andy said while he turned and looked at Nicole before telling her, waving his arms about him:

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47. She could be persistent, I thought

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48. ” But the Purveyor has, is, and always will be persistent as well as insistent that an ever more clearly perceived vision is placed within the questing grasp of Man

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49. Be persistent, act with motivation, because approximately 80% of the humanity are composed of excluded people that depend exclusively on your dedication and altruistic wish of solving your problem and indirectly of the other people

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50. I prefer to look at it another way—which is that if they are persistent enough, even tiny drops of water, over time, can change the rock forever

51. you, I would be more persistent

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52. Although it is true, but we cannot be too persistent, we grasp the prophecy, will only bring us harm, such as predicted in 2012 appears a

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53. wealth to people at the same time, only stupid people cling to his gaze fixed on the pain, persistent pain

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54. It's when the whining or crying drags on and on and becomes a long term persistent habit that it becomes a problem for us dog lovers

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55. Levi was persistent, and I exploited more vampire speed and vanishing, creepy hide in the shadow techniques in the last week following that pleasant dinner party at the jock’s home than I ever had combating evil villainous vampires in the last two hundred and fifty years

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56. I grabbed his hand on the back of my neck with mine, trying to pry his fingers, his touch off my form, but the manoeuvre only made Adrinius more persistent in his clutch

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57. He politely declined, but one persistent Sardar would not leave him

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58. She knew she couldn’t come back, but the voice was so persistent

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59. In Congress there are persistent threats to grant the federal government authority over every water hole in the land, public and private, in the name of environmental purity

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60. commodity, that will have persistent business, by applying yourself

61. is that it is fantastic and reassuring that God’s love for me is as persistent

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62. persistent vegetative state (a point that is very debatable) due to a severe

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63. Damn, he was persistent

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64. He began speaking to small groups of people with only a few followers, but he was persistent with speech directed at others who would “feel better” from his words

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65. of persistent sexual harassment during her 20 years on the force

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66. A persistent simplification will create an inner and outer well-being that places harmony in one's life

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67. Looking back, I realized that Park’s personal courtship had been persistent and deliberate

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68. ” And he was persistent

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69. All sounds came as echoes from over the dune line, the persistent droning of the ram’s horns, the shouted commands over the crackling snap of the dreaded whips

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70. It stood quivering a moment as the persistent current tore at the damaged roots; then, ever so slowly it toppled over

71. But Tony was persistent and as usual

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72. Slowly, grudgingly, the hill gave way to their persistent efforts

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73. Well they’re persistent, and they’re behind us somewhere

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74. persistent veil of foglike haze, “whose god does that belong to?” He accented his question with

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75. the dune line, the persistent droning of the ram's horns, the shouted commands over the

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76. The Parable of the Persistent Widow

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77. When the sound became more persistent, Lorna looked up at the wheel wobbling above them but had to close her eyes from the glare of the sun

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78. grudgingly, the hill gave way to their persistent efforts

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79. And he answered me and said "You are exceedingly persistent with your questions

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80. "I said to you a little ago" he answered "that you were cunning and obstinate in asking explanations of the parables; but since you are so persistent I shall unfold to you the meaning of the similitudes of the field and of all the others that follow that you may make them known to everyone

81. " He answered and said to me "Your folly is persistent; and you do not wish to purify your heart and serve God

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82. But they who occupy the large clefts are persistent in their slanders and vindictive in their anger against each other

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83. ’ It is hard to find an explanation for the persistent lack of effective promotion of the free-enterprise agenda

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84. able state, producing a persistent soft, white glow

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85. This process takes a little time, but it will happen if you’re persistent

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86. Sheets of fire howled through the streets, whole city blocks as far as one could see burning white-hot, the ground underfoot vibrating from delayed-action explosions like a persistent earthquake

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87. Therefore, to urinate I have to insert a catheter into my penis to my bladder each and every time I have to void my bladder (usually 6 to 10 times daily depending on fluid intake, but due to persistent infection and infection protocol I am supposed to increase fluid intake)

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88. You’re very stubborn-er, persistent, that way

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89. As soon as the burial ceremony was over Abram felt a gentle but persistent urging in his heart to continue his interrupted journey

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90. -You'll see who is more persistent! - She talked to the hand as if the hand had an existence on its own

91. knock became more persistent, and still she ignored it

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92. I protested, but he was persistent so I kissed him

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93. people still do that after age 14? I have to say he was rather persistent, which

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94. The gryphons were perturbed by the persistent Gaeans and rallied against their opponents

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95. He looked honest enough, but I couldn"t afford to have a felon living in the gallery, so was persistent

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96. I don't think there is a secret, except, in the first place, be very persistent, and in the second place, be very lucky

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97. The fish processing plant up the road emitted a persistent hum from its refrigeration plant

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98. If only you could grab the universe by its obnoxiously persistent throat and throttle it, squeeze out the answer as easily as squeezing out its life

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