India's political establishment is deeply distrustful of Pakistan, especially the Pakistani military, and Mr. Singh has been criticized at home for his persistent efforts to engage Pakistan.
Mr. Singh is credited for his persistent efforts to restart diplomacy, but his government has been criticized for shifting positions and failing to explain clearly to a public still angry at Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks why moving forward now is in the national interest.
Given his persistent efforts to introduce his contacts to campaign higher-ups, it is hard to believe that he didn't.
This objective became more important as Leopold's advancement in Salzburg became less likely; but his persistent efforts to secure employment displeased the imperial court, which precluded any chance of success.
The PMMA/collagen predecessor to ArteFill was first developed by the senior author in Germany more than 20 years ago, and his persistent efforts led to the current (third generation) product, ArteFill [ 3].
We would like to thank Suzanna Huebsch for her persistent effort with the recruitment of participants and the coordination of all testing sessions.
His history seems largely a halting, but persistent, effort to raise his reason above his animality.
These narratives could be in writing or video, and should portray (a) the level of the peer, (b) the actions and cognitions required to solve the problem, (c) that the peer struggled (but not too much), and (d) the peer succeeded by exerting persistent effort with his or her groupmates.
But a court-appointed investigator who sought for about three years to determine the finances of the trust fund resigned recently because of what he said was the government's persistent effort to impede his work.
And a persistent effort over the past year to reclaim his appeal to independent voters has shown few signs of bearing fruit, with 59 percent of this critical electoral group voicing their disapproval.
"The record," Mr. Tenet said then, "will show a keen awareness of the threat, a disciplined focus and persistent effort to track, disrupt, apprehend and, ultimately, bring to justice bin Laden and his lieutenants".
