In a way, the worst thing about the Greek election is the possibility that it will encourage the Germans and the ECB to persist a bit longer with their fantasies about how things might work.
These violent thoughts might persist a bit longer when you're stuck in traffic with a bunch of dicks or sitting across from a colleague who is audibly enjoying some noodle soup for lunch, but mostly you'll forget the daydream right after it came to you.
So if the stain or smells persist, give it a bit of time and then try some alternate methods.
They will persist with reform, pushed a bit faster, perhaps, by straitened public finances and by the progressive liberalisation of imports.
But after a bit of persisting, the stores recanted and refunded the purchase amount, and at least in one case, also gave the customer a free tablet to compensate for the hassle.
And a small change in the environment, which makes a particular behavior pattern just a bit more likely to persist in one individual or be adopted by another, can sometimes cause sudden, large social change.
But Krampus has persisted in Germany and Austria, and he's now making a bit of a comeback, even in the US.
Safari's now got pinned tabs, which shrink into the left-hand side and persist, which makes web apps such as Twitter a bit more permanent.
The pain of the long-term unemployed has persisted even as the overall jobs picture has brightened a bit and the unemployment rate has fallen to 7.8 percent.
A few phrases persisted, including "tapilti ningina mumara prupari patrula" (go and get a bit of wood and put it on the fire).
