It need not obscure the cultural and political differences between Wales, Scotland, England and Ireland, although it should draw attention to the persistent and powerful connections that have always existed between them.
The Great Chain of Being became one of the most persistent and powerful, if utterly erroneous, ways of conceiving the universe, dominating scientific, philosophical, and religious thinking until the middle of the 19th century.
My fascination has been persistent and powerful enough to baffle me: Why should I care so much?
As survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting capture the nation's attention with their persistent and powerful calls for sensible gun laws, former first lady Michelle Obama has expressed "total awe" and support for the young activists.
But in the world of corporate America, there is a force bigger, more persistent and more powerful than even that of dictators.
Her pests are persistent and ultimately powerful – an effective metaphor to argue for a more permeable, equal city.
For centuries from Goethe's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "Faust" to "Frankenstein," "Jurassic Park," and beyond people have harbored a persistent fear that some powerful form of life, manufactured by man with good intentions but excessive hubris, might one day slip beyond our control.
For centuries — from Goethe's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "Faust" to "Frankenstein," "Jurassic Park," and beyond — people have harbored a persistent fear that some powerful form of life, manufactured by man with good intentions but excessive hubris, might one day slip beyond our control.
It is a bipartisan and powerful bunch.
It's a deep and powerful beauty.
