Sentence examples for persists against from inspiring English sources
The phrase "persists against" is not commonly used in written English and may sound awkward
It could be used in contexts where you want to describe something that continues to exist or endure in opposition to something else. Example: "Despite the challenges, her determination persists against all odds."
However, widespread persecution persists against Arab, Kurdish and Azeri activists.
Resentment persists against EU countries that have recognised the independence of Kosovo, which Serbia still claims as its southern province.
As a robustness check, I ran additional analyses in which I re-estimated Model 2 by inserting two additional interaction terms between parental and siblings support with parental educational level in order to investigate whether the observed specific importance of educational support for second-generation Turks persists against controls for social class effects.
While 9/11 thrust the American Muslim community into the center of public attention nearly a decade ago, misinformation regarding this group persists against an alarming back-drop of rising Islamophobia.
Law enforcement efforts persisted against him, and Mr. Gotti found himself in court again in 1990.
Farther south, in Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Puglia, and Sicily, isolated linguistic communities persist against the odds.
Meanwhile, tensions smolder across Mato Grosso do Sul, and threats persist against the Guarani.
Apart from such wartime terrorism, terrorist raids by neighboring tribes were a chronic fact of traditional life for New Guinea highlanders -- much as terrorist attacks have persisted against Israel for decades.
Perhaps frontal knowledge would have supplied the vital clue that the member for Wentworth would persist against Alan's firm prediction, that he would listen to the voters and reach the obvious conclusion the Liberals had only one shot left in their pre-election locker – unseating Tony Abbott, the leader Australian voters wouldn't forgive.
No, it is the rolling sell-offs that quietly persist against an apathetic backdrop for weeks that presage major economic trouble ahead, like the early 2001 and early 2008 – markets were down then but they were only on the threshold of the real pain that was to come.
In front of an announced crowd of 46,575, the Cardinals overcame a disappointing start from their ace, Chris Carpenter, and persisted against Cliff Lee, one of the Phillies' many aces, to rally for a5-4 victory and tie this National League division series at a game apiece.
