persist

persist in the study of English

the minority of drivers who persist in drinking.

persist in principled stand

their shop persisted almost as an anachronism into the 1980s.

the problem persists despite the billions spent on it.

Persist in progress and oppose retrogression !

hostilities that have persisted for years.

The bad weather will persist all over the country.

He persisted that he (should) walk there.

He persisted that he did the work alone.

They persisted in going there in spite of the bad weather.

Most of them persist in setting strict demands on themselves.

She persisted in her opinion.

He persists in denying his knowledge of it.

The salesman is still persisting with his demands.

He persisted with his interrogation.

She persisted with her work.

The detective stubbornly persisted with his questions.

the feeling of numb unreality persisted and anaesthetized me.

if you persist in clinging to me in that way I will not answer for the consequences.

Whatever you do, persist. Go for it.

This helps explain why polio persists in Nigeria.

With dissociative disorders, the symptoms can persist for years.

Families were evacuated by members of military as flood conditions persist.

But the fact is, we're not really sure why the appendix persists.

America's Census Bureau simply assumes that current fertility rates will persist.

What has been unclear until now, however, is how long such effects persist.

And yet such a death was sure to overtake him if he persisted.

Consequently, a lack of inclusion may well persist for the vast majority of women.

Reindeer herding is valued by the rest of Norway and so it has persisted.