Has that persistent effort been maintained?
But persistent effort isn't worth the trouble.
7.16pm BST In a not-so-subtle dig at the George W. Bush strategy, Obama says a "boundless 'global war on terror'" is out and "a series of persistent, targeted efforts" is in: Beyond Afghanistan, we must define our effort not as a boundless 'global war on terror' – but rather as a series of persistent, targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten America.
Facebook lobbyist Erica Mann appears briefly, but despite persistent efforts, Bernet was unsuccessful in bringing Google, Facebook, Apple, Amazon and the other data giants into the discussion; though they were constantly present and omnipresent, "everywhere, all the time".
In response to the great demand for lightweight, high-capacity batteries, persistent efforts have been made to solve Li-S battery problems such as polysulfide shuttling.
Similarly, persistent efforts have been made to achieve efficient visible light emission from Si and Ge nanocrystals (NCs) embedded in oxide matrix [10].
If persistent respiratory effort was present, the apnoea was defined as obstructive apnoea.
The price of his ambitious development efforts was persistent and rapid inflation, however, a problem exacerbated by the need to spend vast sums for the rehabilitation of the drought-afflicted northeast region.
Perhaps the most persistent effort has been to fix the present by symbolic attempts to mend the past.
In order to be whole, we must recognize the despair oppression plants within each of us--that thin persistent voice that says our efforts are useless, it will never change, so why bother, accept it.
