Sentence examples for might have persisted from inspiring English sources
Beavers might have persisted into the mid-18th century [4].
A keener langlauf convert might have persisted in trying to master the elusive skating stride.
And this view might have persisted even longer had it not been for a remarkable, largely inadvertent discovery made in the following decade.
Aceh, which succeeded Samudra-Pasai in the 16th century as the leading harbour kingdom in northern Sumatra, became a self-consciously Muslim state, although "Hindu" notions of divine kingship might have persisted locally as late as the 17th century.
We'd probably have ended up with a rather different British Empire: slavery might have persisted longer, transcontinental expansion would have been slower, and Britain might not have been able to stave off the French revolutionaries (but the what-ifs begin to pile up badly here).
"A fundamental question regarding the habitability of early Mars is how long liquid water, in the form of lakes, or even oceans, might have persisted on the surface to support microbial life that may have been present," said Dr Paul Mahaffy, at Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Centre and lead author on the parallel paper.
This suggests that at least some of the gradients identified in the CST study might not have persisted after age/sex adjustment.
It is possible that increased rates of psychological distress were found in this study because the assessment followed within a short time (within one month) of the TB diagnosis which might not have persisted at a later stage of the disease course or upon completion of TB treatment.
Budget woes have persisted.
Tensions have persisted nonetheless.
