Earnings can be spent in a store towards persistent upgrades such as longer fishing line length, invulnerable drills, frivolous hats, bigger guns, chainsaw lures, a hair dryer and toaster (to zap inadvertent catches), fuel for the chainsaw, and a necktie for greater income.
Most of these expenses were due to persistent upgrade of the service and consequently lasting operating costs at a higher level.
Similar to a role-playing game character, the Home City is persistent between games, meaning that upgrades gained through separate games can be applied and stay applied for as long as that particular city exists.
One persistent rumor of a major upgrade to Apple's PowerMac line involved a new generation or chip, this one dubbed the G5, but is generally being dismissed, as most people agree that the G4 architecture currently in use has plenty of room for more speed upgrades before it is replaced.
The upgrade, Fitch said, reflected a persistent current account surplus, underpinned by remittance inflows, while a "strong policy-making framework" — notably effective inflation management by the central bank — has supported the overall economy in recent years.
In the same way that newlyweds can sometimes wangle an upgrade on honeymoon flights, the papally persistent can exploit their newfound marital status to get an audience or blessing.
They then spoke about working together to address major threats to world security such as climate change, persistent economic inequality and international terrorism, as well as opportunities to upgrade cultural and people-to-people exchanges between China and the UK.
At a time of persistent terrorist threats, Congress and the administration must also do more to upgrade railroad, trucking and port security.
None is more potent and persistent than what shall henceforth be known as Schwarz's Law: Try to upgrade one thing, and it will invariably downgrade three others.
Rodriguez is not the splashiest addition, but he is an upgrade, and a symbol that the Pirates are aggressively trying to stop the most persistent losing streak in baseball.
Following this, Facebook today announced an upgraded Messenger Platform, which introduces a new way for users to interact with bots: via simple persistent menus, including those without the option to chat with the bot at all.
