Sentence examples for persists saying from inspiring English sources

Shiva rebuffs her, but Madhura persists, saying that it is her duty as a celestial courtesan to entertain him, and that for an apsara, music and dance are forms of worship.

Malnutrition in the area persists, says Lenin Raghuvanshi of a non-governmental organisation in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

"We are an underdeveloped community in every area, so it is no surprise" that homophobia persists, said Ms. Rone.

"The trust gap and the empathy gap sadly persists," said Donna Lieberman, the executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union.

"When you suppress drug production in one area, it pops up in another" because consumer demand persists, said Nadelmann of the Drug Policy Alliance.

As long as this situation persists, says Musumeci, the smugglers will always find a way into the fortress.

"The time constants [of the climate system] are so slow, people have a hard time appreciating how long the climate change persists," says Solomon.

The mismatch between training and reality persists, says Golde, because of the "incredible conservatism of higher education" and the fact that professors who have thrived under the current system have little incentive to change it.

Instead, "the misguided opinion that [sleepiness] is a sign of laziness rather than a physiologic reaction" persists, says Epstein.

"I don't know why this persists," said Rebecca Haines-Saah, a public health policy expert and professor at the University of Calgary told VICE.

If s/he persists, say it again.