Sentence examples for which has been persistent from inspiring English sources

The decline in unit labor costs, which has been persistent, should add to corporate profits and show the Federal Reserve that inflation is not likely so "interest rates can remain low for a very long time indeed," says Kathleen Stephanson Kathleen Stephanson, an economist at Credit Suisse First Boston.

The rain, which had been persistent for most of the day eased off 30 minutes before the start.

Privately owned local news organizations, which have been persistent critics of Mr. Mugabe and his government, would be subject to a raft of new regulations.

A 59-year-old Korean man was admitted for pain and swelling of the right lower leg, which had been persistent for two weeks.

Household debt is still high and savings are still low, which has been a persistent problem in the US for years.

Police Department officials yesterday defended two internal investigations they conducted last year into an organization that represents black officers and into its president, saying they had not been intended to silence the group, which has been a persistent critic of the agency.

He promised $192m towards a package of mental health changes to ensure help for individuals and their families, including commitments in suicide prevention, which has been a persistent theme in the campaign.

The theory of properties of terms shows a radical inconsistency, which has been explained as "the persistent hesitation of medieval logicians between the domains of connotation (universals) and denotation (individuals)" (De Rijk 1982, pp. 167 168).