| Whether or not the north-south divide exists, it is perpetuated through the media. |
| A crime wave has struck the city, perpetuated by a gang of three dimwitted crooks. |
| He opposed the mission station model because it perpetuated the missionaries' foreign culture and their permanence. |
| His view is that our anxiety about terrorism is hysterically out of proportion, and is cynically perpetuated by our leaders. |
| As students of urban folklore know, legends are perpetuated for reasons other than simple credulity. |
| The historic insularity and xenophobia of the Japanese have perpetuated a style of cooking relying on the indigenous ingredients of the country. |
