But the Japanese were more organized and persistent, delegates said, than the divided European Union and the United States.
"It is likely Sanders would have to win by double digits, if not by 20 points, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California to begin to crawl out of what seems like a small but, in fact, is a deep and persistent hole" in the delegate count, said Mr. Plouffe, who is supporting Mrs. Clinton.
"They used their moral authority; they were persistent, and ultimately the delegates included a reference to the crime of war of aggression in the court's statute," said Michael P. Scharf, the director of the International Law Center at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
The Congress leadership, which during three decades of exile had grown accustomed to dispatching orders from the top down, had to contend with persistent and sharp criticism from angry delegates who have waged their own struggle against the system.
Delegate and trust your delegation.
"We suffer from persistent blackouts on a daily basis," said Motanga Andrew, the government delegate to the Limbe city council.
The unequal distribution of unpaid care work, poor access to health care services and natural resources, persistent gender discrimination in the labour market – all went largely ignored by the Addis delegates.
Signed __________ In a political system that was constructed on the Burkean notion that elected officials are deliberators rather than mere delegates, Norquist's pledge didn't please everybody, but its impact has been persistent and dramatic.
Signed ______________ In a political system that was constructed on the Burkean notion that elected officials are deliberators rather than mere delegates, Norquist's pledge didn't please everybody, but its impact has been persistent and dramatic.
She joined 500 delegates from 127 countries for a two-day conference to adopt a pact on persistent organic pollutants, an accord concluded in December in South Africa after nearly two years of negotiations.
