Sentence examples for if they persisted from inspiring English sources
Journalists and central-government investigators were kept out, and sometimes threatened with violence if they persisted.
If they persisted in trying to issue a violation, instead of a warning, they faced added paperwork.
warned them that Berlin might be deprived of the Olympics if they persisted in discriminating against Jewish athletes.
He said that if they persisted they would be "taught a lesson" and kicked out of the region.
A Republican lawyer told some canvassing board members that they faced federal prosecution and jail time if they persisted in rejecting overseas ballots.
He wanted to restore the authority of the church courts and threatened to excommunicate the king's judges if they persisted in trying cases that belonged to ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
If they persist, they may kill off controversial fracking plans in the UK.
"If they persist in blocking traffic I think the people of Hong Kong will get angry".
Business leaders said such problems, if they persist, would erode all of southern Africa's reputation.
Even if they persist (as, say, in the auto industry), the government can intervene.
