Sentence examples for a sharp and persistent from inspiring English sources
But Mr. Biden tempered his support for the conflict by saying it should be limited to ending Iraq's weapons programs, and he has been a sharp and persistent critic of the war's conduct.
With consumption being over 71% of GDP, a sharp and persistent contraction of consumption all the way through at least the fourth quarter of 2009 implies a more severe recession than otherwise.
The survey results also showed a sharp and persistent partisan divide.
WASHINGTON — A sharp and surprisingly persistent slowdown in the growth of health care costs is helping to narrow the federal deficit, leaving budget experts trying to figure out whether the trend will last and how much the slower growth could help alleviate the country's long-term fiscal problems.
Politicians, from all parties, have made names for themselves with sharp and persistent questions that expose important information or embarrassing facts, or sometimes just provide a look-at-me shouty grab for the evening news.
Similar challenges with ET produced rapid hypotension associated with sharp and persistent decreases in central venous pressure and systemic vascular resistance.
The result is a sharp and resilient phylogeographic pattern.
Use a sharp and sturdy kitchen knife.
Thus, the idea that a weak U.S. and global recovery with massive deflationary pressures and a severe financial crisis and massive corporate defaults will lead to a robust recovery of earnings and a sharp persistent bull-market rally in equities is totally far-fetched.
It is a chance for the electorate to express more clearly whether it really wants a fundamentally smaller and less activist government or is just temporarily frustrated that government has not done a better job of cushioning it from an especially sharp, persistent and unequally distributed economic downturn.
