The deep, persistent and enduring inequalities in evidence across Africa have consequences.
I had a deep, persistent cough brought on by Baghdad's toxic fumes.
In the quiet of American conscience, we know that deep, persistent poverty is unworthy of our nation's promise.
On September 15th, the President spoke of aggressive action against "deep, persistent poverty" with "roots in a history of racial discrimination".
"As all of us saw on television," Bush continued, "there is also some deep, persistent poverty in this region as well.
And consider this passage, outstanding but by no means atypical: **{:.break one} ** In the quiet of American conscience, we know that deep, persistent poverty is unworthy of our nation's promise.
A supercell is a thunderstorm with a deep, persistent rotating updraft.
As a consequence, the "nationalization" we saw was of deep, persistent unemployment in every corner of the country.
The strengthening of a deep, persistent monsoon trough contributed to cyclogenesis, and a low pressure area formed.
The 2012 Africa Progress Report, Jobs, Justice and Equity: Seizing opportunities in times of global change, called on African leaders to tackle the deep, persistent and enduring inequalities across the continent.
