Sentence examples for for a persistent from inspiring English sources

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Catron indicated the agency will remain on alert for a persistent threat from the organization.

Once, McGinley said, there was a scene that called for a persistent, low-level gasoline smell.

He was in hospital again in 2013 for a persistent infection, but tests then showed no new malignancy.

Otherwise, the parks are silent but for a persistent droning from above: a police helicopter is patrolling overhead.

He was known for a persistent, plain-spoken negotiating style, pressing talks right to the deadline and often beyond.

For one of his crimes, he was sentenced to a month's detention a standard tariff for a persistent offender.

So if you're looking for a persistent depressing day, you'd have to repeat this procedure for the next 30 years or so (at a guess).

This is quite an about-face for a persistent critic of Washington's repeated blunders in the Middle East, especially its 2003 intervention in Iraq.

A man seeking help for a persistent rash died after a Los Angeles woman who calls herself a nontraditional healer injected him with an unknown substance, the police said.

A short-term fix may be found: Congress has already passed ten of these, shifting money from elsewhere to make up for a persistent shortfall in revenue from fuel taxes, which have been held constant since 1993.

(The English translation is by Christine Barslund, with Mr. Petterson's help, and seems pitch-perfect, except for a persistent misuse of "like" for "as," which injects a slangier note than seems appropriate).

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