Sentence examples for persistent inability from inspiring English sources

This is the world's biggest thanks mainly to the government's persistent inability to balance the books.

While their numbers remain small, some Greek economists say that this is the only way to address the country's persistent inability to balance its trade.

Harris pointed out a curious thing about Howard, which was that he combined a deep understanding and knowledge of politics with a persistent inability to achieve any of his own ambitions, such as to become editor of the Observer.

A persistent inability to drive employment would pose other undesirable challenges for societies, he said, including rising health risks and health care costs, and educational challenges for children of unemployed parents, especially in lower-income countries with poor safety nets.

A work of artistic genius is singular, and all the arguments over calculus, the accusations back and forth between the Bell and the Gray camps, and our persistent inability to come to terms with the existence of multiples are the result of our misplaced desire to impose the paradigm of artistic invention on a world where it doesn't belong.

But antipathy toward the United States, the scheming of Pakistani intelligence officers and, perhaps, senior Army officers, who have long succored Pashtun Islamists, and, crucially, Musharraf's persistent inability to build a political coalition of Pashtun allies who could help contain the Islamists also played a part.

Other signs seen in young children include persistent crying, inability to be consoled, listlessness, refusal to nurse or eat, and irritability.

Chronic LBP, normally defined as a non-specific low-back pain persisting more than 12 weeks [ 5] is one of the most frequent reasons for persistent disability and inability to work.

Yet another was the persistent and institutionalized inability of government agencies to communicate well and work together, health officials said.

Still, the first-team defense could not shed a persistent habit — an inability to get off the field.

BRUSSELS — With the euro under siege, European Union leaders will gather Thursday for a meeting aimed at restoring confidence in their monetary union, but threatened by one of Europe's persistent failings: its inability to speak with one voice.