'a persistent struggle' is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase is often used to describe a difficult challenge or journey that must be faced or endured in order to achieve success. For example, "The road to success can be a persistent struggle, but the rewards are worth it in the end."
Capturing unintended impacts has been a persistent struggle in all fields of international development, and the field of peacebuilding is no exception.
It is OK, desirable even, to have really challenging parts to a text but if it becomes too much of a persistent struggle, students with a history of struggling will switch off.
Capitalism has widened economic inequalities, creating a strong desire for consumption-based middle-class lifestyles, alongside a persistent struggle to 'make it' in a hypercompetitive society (Min 2013).
Like many senior citizens and veterans, their journey into homelessness was filled with health emergencies, financial upheaval and a persistent struggle to find a place they could truly call home.
If you experience a persistent struggle in keeping yourself going then you should consider seeing a psychotherapist or psychiatrist for assessment and/or help in gaining clarity about the nature of your difficulties and how to overcome them.
Haiti has been in a state of persistent struggle since it won its independence from France, in 1804.
A violent and persistent struggle between these factions would induce large-scale refugee movements into neighboring countries, instability on the border of Europe and Russia, and possible proliferation of the arms and nuclear materials currently held in Ukraine.
Currently, two gender studies centers operate in the Kurdish part of Iraq and conduct a subtle but persistent struggle against reactionary ideologies and religious fundamentalism.
Persistent struggle and a learning mindset fuel innovation and growth, and Dockterman has become adept at infusing the underlying research from behavioral psychology and cognitive science to foster those dispositions among students, teachers, and institutional leaders.
Camus uses the Greek legend of Sisyphus, who is condemned by the gods for eternity to repeatedly roll a boulder up a hill only to have it roll down again once he got it to the top, as a metaphor for the individual's persistent struggle against the essential absurdity of life.
Building on this theme, Hinton's well-researched book is filled with historical anecdotes painting a colorful picture of the nation's persistent struggle with crime since President Johnson coined the phrase "War on Crime" more than fifty years ago.
