The phrase "a gap persists" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a difference or disparity continues to exist despite efforts to address it.
Example: "Despite numerous initiatives to improve communication, a gap persists between the two departments."
Alternatives: "a gap remains" or "a gap continues to exist."
But, according to HECSU's reseach, a gap persists even if men and women have the same qualifications.
This disconnect suggests that a gap persists between the approach to sustainability of the majority of companies globally — an approach centred on philanthropy, compliance, mitigation and the license to operate — and the approach being adopted by leading companies, focused on innovation, growth and new sources of value".
The study shows that more needs to be done as medium-sized companies seem stalled in the adoption of CSR and a gap persists between a desire to engage in CSR and the ability to implement it.
Black and Latino students in California who passed Advanced Placement exams outperformed their peers elsewhere, but a gap persists between them and their white and Asian counterparts, according to new test score results.
Despite the billions of dollars spent on this disease, a gap persists between resource needs and resources available for HIV/AIDS control and treatment [ 2, 3].
The same was true for five S. mikatae chromosomes (II, VII, VIII, XI, XVI), and because of the paucity of gaps in this assembly the sequences were almost completely contiguous (note that in all species other than S. cerevisiae a gap persists at the rDNA locus on ChrXII).
A gap persisted even after the researchers adjusted for disparities in the patients' underlying health, socioeconomic status and other factors.
The study falls short of calling teachers sexist, but points to the fact that the majority of elementary educators are female, for the first time suggesting that a gender gap persists as a function of educators' behavioral perception of their students.
Still, a significant gap persists between corporate sustainability talk and practice.
Unfortunately, despite how indispensable design is today, a stark gap persists: Not many people running top companies come from design backgrounds.
Results demonstrate that despite best efforts, a significant gap persists between the authorities' perception of program success and the experience of the at-risk population near San Vicente.
