Sentence examples for had persisted since from inspiring English sources

Mr. Schwarzenegger and the lawmakers announced Sept. 24 that they had breached a stalemate that had persisted since the state's fiscal year began July 1.

However, the argument that women were mentally, physically, or emotionally unfit for scientific work, a notion that had persisted since ancient times, was no longer tenable.

In a televised statement, Obama said he had been "puzzled" at how questions over his place of birth had persisted since his election in 2008, declaring: "We do not have time for this kind of silliness".

Vince Novak, the EBRD's director of nuclear safety, said the shelter eliminated a number of fears and risks that had persisted since the accident, including a collapse of the sarcophagus or a fresh nuclear reaction inside the structure, given the tonnes of uranium still present at the site.

He blamed neck pains that had persisted since July 31, when he tested a 2007 racer at the Mugello circuit in Italy to prepare for his return.

Significant decline in oyster population at Cedar Point Reef, the primary oyster harvest grounds in Mobile Bay, had persisted since then until the Cut was artificially closed in 2010.

Elements of each have persisted since.

Bigger-than normal changes have persisted since, though they haven't been quite as drastic.

These problems have persisted since Fidel handed the presidency to his brother Raúl in 2008.

Such fighting has persisted since Angola gained independence from Portugal in 1975.

First, they reflect the low-interest rate world that has persisted since the crisis.