Interestingly, a closer look at Japan's performance over the past decade suggests little reason for persistent bearish sentiment.
Siemens expects "persistent weak investment sentiment in our important industries and regional markets, especially in telecommunications and power," said the chief executive, Heinrich von Pierer, in a conference call with reporters.
But the restarting of halted nuclear plants has proceeded slowly amid persistent anti-nuclear sentiment since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown caused by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
In other words, there is a persistent negative market sentiment towards the euro.Most currency forecasters still expect the dollar to fall a bit against the euro over the next year, but by much less than they once did.
In Lewes, the persistent anti-Catholic sentiment derives from a horrific incident in the town's history, when 17 Lewes protestants were burned at the stake under the reign of Mary Tudor.
The sentiment echoes persistent myths regarding creativity, such as psychologist Harvey Lehman's 1953 conclusion that "the genius does not function equally well throughout the years of adulthood.
The nastiest part of the campaign was persistent fanning of anti-immigrant sentiment extending into racism and open religious bias.
Add to this a nativist/racist current, fueled by large numbers of immigrants from the south and fear of new foreigners (especially, after 9/11, Muslims) and the persistent presence of anti-black sentiment, and you have the ingredients of the lethal brew that is now coming to a boil.
"So pro-Catholic are the president's ideas and sentiments that there are persistent rumors that, like his brother Jeb, the governor of Florida, G.W. might also become a Catholic".
Mr. van Nes confessed that his own sentiments toward Nina were so persistent that about a week before he heard of Nina's disappearance, he had searched online for information about its whereabouts.
But a separate survey showed that consumer sentiment fell unexpectedly in September, hurt by persistent weakness in the job market.
