Sentence examples for been a persistent thorn from inspiring English sources
The Service Employees International Union has been a persistent thorn in the side of private equity.
Mr Takieddine, a middle man in huge arms and petrol contracts between France and several Middle Eastern countries, has been a persistent thorn in the side of Mr Sarkozy.
He's really got it bad," said Michael Herman, who lives on Panorama Drive behind the new store and has been a persistent thorn in the sides of several town officials.
The disagreement between satellite measurements of the atmosphere's temperature and thermometer measurements on the surface has been a persistent thorn in the side of climate researchers.
The City grandee and former economics spokesman has been a persistent thorn in Nick Clegg's side, regularly calling for him to quit to save the party from electoral oblivion.
Kathy Griffin has, over the past few years, been a persistent thorn in the side of the Palin family, pulling public stunts, taking out Levi Johnston to events and making jokes about Sarah and Bristol a regular part of her stand-up repertoire.
In Ashton and his strike partner Rob Hulse they had attackers who were a persistent thorn in the sides of the visiting centre-halves Alan Stubbs and David Weir.
That he doesn't have the money to hire full-time dancers is a persistent thorn in Mr. Wheeldon's side — taken together with the troupe's itinerant status, it's an index against which many judge Morphoses' success.
He loathed the Protestant ascendancy in his native Ireland, was a persistent thorn in the flesh of George III, whom he suspected of seeking to undermine the Commons, and fought to conciliate the disaffected American colonies, instead of repressing them.
While the Senate minority leader supported Paul after he won the contest, the son of former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) maintained that he'd be a persistent thorn in McConnell's side.
I'm sure that Vitter's patrons in the petroleum and chemical sectors, for whom EPA is a persistent thorn in the side, could hardly be more thrilled with his ascension.
