Sentence examples for violence persisted from inspiring English sources

The violence persisted after Baby Doc fell.

The anti-Muslim violence persisted for weeks.

Pockets of violence persisted here and there, especially on the country's wilder fringes.

As violence persisted, Syria also became increasingly isolated from its regional allies.

It was repudiated in the East in Constantinople, where the memory of Crusader violence persisted, as well as in other Orthodox churches, notably the Church of Russia.

Seth Mydans (NYT) INDONESIA: TALKS ON ACEH -- As separatist violence persisted in Aceh Province, with at least 19 reported killed in clashes with security forces, the government said it would hold peace talks in Geneva with rebel leaders.

But pockets of violence persist.

Corporal punishment and physical violence persist in Egyptian homes and schools and, most notoriously, in police custody.

Perhaps countries that are unable to quell egregious racist violence and major sponsors of events where patterns of violence persist should be reminded that they, too, are accountable to the world.

Curfews and daily violence persist in Kaduna and other cities far from Boko Haram's heartland in north-eastern Nigeria.President Goodluck Jonathan claimed in March that the menace would be dealt with by June.

Drinking is down overall, but a minority is drinking harder; most types of crime are down, but certain types of violence persist; total drug use has fallen, but some of the most harmful drugs are getting more popular.